CVE-2008-5079

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.99% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288 vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032 vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 third party advisory
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-2008-5079?
CVE-2008-5079 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5079?
To fix CVE-2008-5079, 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-2008-5079 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5079 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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