4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4307
Linux Kernel NFS do_setlk Race Condition Denial of Service
Description

Race condition in the do_setlk function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors resulting in an interrupted RPC call that leads to a stray FL_POSIX lock, related to improper handling of a race between fcntl and close in the EINTR case.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2009, 5 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4307 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4307.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4d7c402b788b73dc24f1e54a57f89d3dc5eb7bc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456282
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7728
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9233
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4d7c402b788b73dc24f1e54a57f89d3dc5eb7bc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456282
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7728
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9233

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4307 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4307 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4d7c402b788b73dc24f1e54a57f89d3dc5eb7bc
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/1
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456282
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7728
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9233
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=c4d7c402b788b73dc24f1e54a57f89d3dc5eb7bc [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4d7c402b788b73dc24f1e54a57f89d3dc5eb7bc [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9233 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7728 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9233 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7728 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4307 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4307 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability