CVE-2008-5300

N/A Unknown
Published: December 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/50272
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/50272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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/33556
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://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
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/2008/dsa-1681
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-2009-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
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/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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