PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-5300Design/Logic Flaw
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 rc4 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 rc5 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 rc1 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 rc3 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 rc2 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.28 |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
osvdb.org/50272
secunia.com/advisories/32913
secunia.com/advisories/32998
secunia.com/advisories/33083
secunia.com/advisories/33348
secunia.com/advisories/33556
secunia.com/advisories/33706
secunia.com/advisories/33756
secunia.com/advisories/33854
securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
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