CVE-2008-0598

high

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the 32-bit and 64-bit emulation in the Linux kernel 2.6.9, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows local users to read uninitialized memory via unknown vectors involving a crafted binary.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6201

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10721

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43554

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-0608

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433938

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020367

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29942

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

http://secunia.com/advisories/33586

http://secunia.com/advisories/33201

http://secunia.com/advisories/32104

http://secunia.com/advisories/32103

http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

http://secunia.com/advisories/30850

http://secunia.com/advisories/30849

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00077