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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3889
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CVE-2008-3889

Description:
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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44865

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html

ST
  1020800

SREASON
  http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31716
  Secunia Advisory: SA31986
  Secunia Advisory: SA31800
  Secunia Advisory: SA31982
  Secunia Advisory: SA32231

MISC
  http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/

MILW0RM
  http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6472

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml

FEDORA

CONFIRM
  http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html
  http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded

BID
  30977


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