CVE-2008-5079

N/A Unknown
Published: December 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux