CVE-2008-5079

Published: Dec 9, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (110)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

110 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 2.6.27.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.2.27
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22_rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.27
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6

Related CWEs

CWE-399

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