Array index error in arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8 on 64-bit MIPS platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an o32 syscall with a small syscall number, which leads to an attempted read operation outside the bounds of the syscall table.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1787-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1794-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5672 Array index error in arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8 on 64-bit MIPS platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an o32 syscall with a small syscall number, which leads to an attempted read operation outside the bounds of the syscall table.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.154Z

Reserved: 2008-12-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5701

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-22T15:30:00.703

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5701

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