CVE-2008-5029
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 10, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 32998third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081106 CVE request: kernel: Unix sockets kernel panicmailing-list
- MDVSA-2008:234vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:0225vendor-advisory
- 20100625 VMSA-2010-0010 ESX 3.5 third party update for Service Console kernelmailing-list
- 33641third-party-advisory
- 4573third-party-advisory
- 33623third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2009:0009vendor-advisory
- 1021292vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9558vdb-entrysignature
- 1021511vdb-entry
- RHSA-2009:0014vendor-advisory
- 33586third-party-advisory
- [linux-netdev] 20081106 UNIX sockets kernel panicmailing-list
- 33556third-party-advisory
- 32154vdb-entry
- DSA-1687vendor-advisory
- 32918third-party-advisory
- 20090104 Re: Linux Kernel 2.6.18/2.6.24/2.6.20/2.6.22/2.6.21 denial of service exploitmailing-list
- USN-679-1vendor-advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.9
- linux-kernel-scmdestroy-dos(46538)vdb-entry
- 33180third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1550vendor-advisory
- http://darkircop.org/unix.c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
- SUSE-SA:2008:057vendor-advisory
- 20090101 Linux Kernel 2.6.18/2.6.24/2.6.20/2.6.22/2.6.21 denial of service exploitmailing-list
- 33704third-party-advisory
- DSA-1681vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11694vdb-entrysignature
- 20090103 Re: Linux Kernel 2.6.18/2.6.24/2.6.20/2.6.22/2.6.21 denial of service exploitmailing-list
- 33079vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2009:008vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2009:004vendor-advisory
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