CVE-2008-5300
Published: 1 December 2008
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dann Frazier discovered that in certain situations sendmsg did not correctly release allocated memory. A local attacker could exploit this to force the system to run out of free memory, leading to a denial of service.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
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| gutsy |
Does not exist
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| hardy |
Released
(2.6.24-23.48)
|
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| intrepid |
Released
(2.6.27-11.27)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.6.15-53.75)
|
| gutsy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
linux-source-2.6.22 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| gutsy |
Released
(2.6.22-16.61)
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|