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CVE-2008-5701

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.

Published

2008-12-22T15:30:00.703

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.28	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33078 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33078 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)