CVE-2008-3889

Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.

Affected products

Linux, Postfix

Postfix

= 2.4, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.6

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

2.1 LOW

EPSS

0.7% (50th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-20

NVD status

Modified

Published

2008-09-12