CVE-2008-5701: debian debian_linux Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-5701 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Numeric Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 22-12-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL4.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 2.6.28 | 2.6.28:rc1 | 2.6.28:rc2 | 2.6.28:rc3 | 2.6.28:rc4 | 2.6.28:rc5 | 2.6.28:rc6 | 2.6.28:rc7
2 vendors · 2 products
References
10 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
