Release Date: | 2008-11-10 |
The __scm_destroy function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.4, 2.6.26, and earlier makes indirect recursive calls to itself through calls to the fput function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to sending an SCM_RIGHTS message through a UNIX domain socket and closing file descriptors. 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.
See more information about CVE-2008-5029 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.9 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel) | ELSA-2009-0014 | 2009-01-15 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-78.0.13.0.1.EL) | ELSA-2009-0014 | 2009-01-15 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.0.13.0.1.EL) | ELSA-2009-0014 | 2009-01-15 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel) | ELSA-2009-0225 | 2009-01-27 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.el5) | ELSA-2009-0225 | 2009-01-27 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.el5) | ELSA-2009-0225 | 2009-01-27 |
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