Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5300
CVE-2008-5300
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.28
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References
30- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- osvdb.org/50272nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32913nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32998nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33083nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33348nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33556nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33706nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33756nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33854nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4673nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.htmlnvd
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