Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5033
Published: November 10, 2008 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92691
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5033
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error within the chip_command() function in drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-5033
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5ba2f67afb02c5302b2898949ed6fc3b3d37dcf1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.19
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.7
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32094
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46544