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ID:10071 - Exploit for Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5079
ID:10071 - Exploit for Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5079
Published: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92849
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5079
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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 2 calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.