Release Date: | 2008-12-09 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2008-5079 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 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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