CVE-2008-5079

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.

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 63th percentile

Published

2008-12-09

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7405

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-5075
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