SB2008120101 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

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SB2008120101 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: December 1, 2008

Security Bulletin ID SB2008120101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5300)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References