VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3911
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from userspace, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a crafted read system call for the /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer