CVE-2008-5300

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 24%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.28:rc5
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-11.27
released
hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-23.48
released
gutsy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-source-2.6.15
intrepid
dne
hardy
dne
gutsy
dne
dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-53.75
released
linux-source-2.6.22
intrepid
dne
hardy
dne
gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-16.61
released
dapper
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50272
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50272
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html