#VU92849 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5079
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92849
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [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/E:P/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5079
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2
https://secunia.com/advisories/32913
https://secunia.com/advisories/33083
https://secunia.com/advisories/33348
https://secunia.com/advisories/33623
https://secunia.com/advisories/33641
https://secunia.com/advisories/33704
https://secunia.com/advisories/33706
https://secunia.com/advisories/33756
https://secunia.com/advisories/33854
https://secunia.com/advisories/34981
https://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694
https://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
