Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5033

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92691

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5033

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-53.74
linux-backports-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-53.11
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15.12-53.4
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.41
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.60
linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.17
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22.4-16.12
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-22.45, 2.6.27-9.19
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-22.35
linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-22.29
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24.14-22.53
linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.27-9.13
linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.27-9.5

• 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

• Resource management errors in Linux kernel media video driver
• Ubuntu update for linux, linux-backports-modules-2.6.15, linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 and more