Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with a long item argument. NOTE: the vendor does not provide any program that is capable of causing this overflow.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1865
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41691
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3813
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490534/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28663