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CVE-2008-1514

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kerne…

Impact

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via the user-area-padding test from the ptrace testsuite in 31-bit mode, which triggers an invalid dereference.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 2.6.27
Versions 2.6.2, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1

Weakness classification

CWE-399

References