Double free vulnerability in the utrace support in the Linux kernel, probably 2.6.18, in…
Priority LOW 23CWE-415Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Double free vulnerability in the utrace support in the Linux kernel, probably 2.6.18, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora Core 6 (FC6) allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops), as demonstrated by a crash when running the GNU GDB testsuite, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2365.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.18 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqv4-9647-qxr5
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-2944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqv4-9647-qxr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-2944 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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