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.
Published: 2008-12-09
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1687-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1787-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5058 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-714-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-715-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5079 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5079 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.192Z

Reserved: 2008-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5079

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-09T00:30:00.300

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5079

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5079 - Bugzilla

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