CVE-2008-5300

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283 vdb entry signature
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427 vdb entry signature
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third party advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50272 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5300?
CVE-2008-5300 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5300?
To fix CVE-2008-5300, 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-2008-5300 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5300 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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