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.
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DSA-1687-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1787-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2008-5058 | 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. |
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USN-714-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-715-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.192Z
Reserved: 2008-11-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5079

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-12-09T00:30:00.300
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5079


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