Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-xen-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-128.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELXENDEVEL-2450174
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Dec 2008

Introduced: 9 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5079  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-xen-devel to version 0:2.6.18-128.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2009-0225.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-xen-devel package and not the kernel-xen-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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