CVE-2008-5701 | BDVDB-2026-34028 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.