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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5009

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

CVSS 2.0
4.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.23% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362
Affected
sun/solstice x.25
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.