CVE-2008-5029

Linux Kernel < 2.6.27.4 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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.

References (36)

[Third Party Advisory] http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0006.html

[Exploit] http://darkircop.org/unix.c

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.9

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122593044330973&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32154

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46538

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11694

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9558

[Vendor Advisory] https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499700/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499744/100/0/threaded

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Scores

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.27.4

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Nov 10, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026