What is CVE-2008-2729?

CVE-2008-2729 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2008-2729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2729?

CVE-2008-2729 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-2729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-2729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-2729 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2008-2729

Medium

arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-06-30

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2008-2729 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-2729 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30850

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

Broken Link
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

Third Party Advisory
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571

Tool Signature
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-2729

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-06-30

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2729?

CVE-2008-2729 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2008-2729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2729?

CVE-2008-2729 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-2729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-2729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-2729 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-2729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →