Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1588-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1588-2 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1616 Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-625-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30252 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30294 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30890 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29086 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1615 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1615 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html cve-icon cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.802Z

Reserved: 2008-04-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1615

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-05-08T00:20:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1615

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-02-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1615 - Bugzilla

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