CVE-2008-5029

Public Exploit

Description

The __scm_destroy function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.4, 2.6.26, and earlier makes indirect recursive calls to itself through calls to the fput function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to sending an SCM_RIGHTS message through a UNIX domain socket and closing file descriptors.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998	third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/1	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4573	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021292	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9558	vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021511	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122593044330973&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32154	vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499744/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1	vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.9
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46538	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180	third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html	vendor advisory
http://darkircop.org/unix.c	exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499700/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11694	vdb entry signature
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0006.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33079	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5029?: CVE-2008-5029 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5029?: To fix CVE-2008-5029, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5029 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5029 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.