{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889","details":"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.","modified":"2026-09-20T06:47:29.741973783Z","published":"2008-09-12T16:56:20.587Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-3889"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3889"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"postfix","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889.json"}},{"package":{"name":"postfix","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889.json"}},{"package":{"name":"postfix","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}