VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5079
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…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 1.09%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32913Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.