# 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 denia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/utrace/tests
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31826
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc6
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438147
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d6e48f43340343d97839eadb1ab7b6a3ea98797
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41501
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9555
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32315

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