Is CVE-2008-3272 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3272 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3272?

CVE-2008-3272 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2008-3272

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by max_synthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (34th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3260)
Published: August 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3260 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 4 Update 4 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0035-2006 - archived

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2(Broken Link)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31366(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31836(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32104(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30559(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020636(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2307(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44225(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11182(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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