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…

Description

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 two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• 20081209 rPSA-2008-0332-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0225 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11288 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• [linux-netdev] 20081204 [PATCH] ATM: CVE-2008-5079: multiple listen()s on same socket corrupts the vcc table (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 33706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 33641 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 33756 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-11618 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 33348 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32913 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33623 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20081205 CVE-2008-5079: multiple listen()s on same socket corrupts the vcc table (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32676 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 34981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 4694 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 33083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-714-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• USN-715-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 33854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1021360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 33704 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:40 UTC.