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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5029
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-5029

Description:
The __scm_destroy function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.4, 2.6.26, and earlier makes indirect recursive calls to itself through calls to the fput function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to sending an SCM_RIGHTS message through a UNIX domain socket and closing file descriptors.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

ST
  1021511
  1021292

SREASON
  http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4573

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA32918
  Secunia Advisory: SA33180
  Secunia Advisory: SA33623
  Secunia Advisory: SA32998
  Secunia Advisory: SA33586
  Secunia Advisory: SA33641
  Secunia Advisory: SA33704
  Secunia Advisory: SA33556

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9558
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11694

MLIST
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/1
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122593044330973&w=2

MISC
  http://darkircop.org/unix.c

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687

CONFIRM

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499700/100/0/threaded

BID
  33079
  32154


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