4.9

CVE-2008-5300: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 01-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5300 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7
DSA-1681-1DSA-1687-1RHSA-2009:0014RHSA-2009:0021RHSA-2009:0053RHSA-2009:0225

Timeline

  1. 01-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel2.6.28 | 2.6.28:rc1 | 2.6.28:rc2 | 2.6.28:rc3 | 2.6.28:rc4 | 2.6.28:rc5

1 vendor · 1 product

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