Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5701
Published: December 22, 2008 / Updated: November 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92686
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5701
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2008-5701
Install update from vendor's repository.
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190