CVE-2008-5701
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5701 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-22 15:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.28 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1787-1 linux-2.6.24 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Linux Kernel MIPS Untrusted User Application Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Linux Kernel MIPS Syscall Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: MIPS: Fix potential DOS by untrusted user app | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1794-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8 | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-05-14 | Tomas Hoger | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Red Hat does not provide support for the Linux kernel on the MIPS architecture. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.