MEDIUM
kernel: Unix sockets kernel panic
Published Nov 10, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.27.4
- 2.2.27
- 2.4.36
- 2.4.36.1
- 2.4.36.2
- 2.4.36.3
- 2.4.36.4
- 2.4.36.5
- 2.4.36.6
- 2.6
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.23_rc1
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24.1
- 2.6.24.2
- 2.6.24.3
- 2.6.24.4
- 2.6.24.5
- 2.6.24.6
- 2.6.24.7
- 2.6.24_rc1
- 2.6.24_rc4
- 2.6.24_rc5
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
- 2.6.25.16
- 2.6.25.17
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
- 2.6.26.4
- 2.6.26.5
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27.1
- 2.6.27.2
- 2.6.27.3
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-93.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-63.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-128.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0225
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z Stream
kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.24.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0021
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-93.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-63.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1550 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.13.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0014 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0225 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z Stream | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.24.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0021 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.50% 0.00504
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00504
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 40.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 38.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (39)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0006.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://darkircop.org/unix.c x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122593044330973&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33623 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499700/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499744/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32154 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021292 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021511 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5029 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46538 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11694 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9558 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5029
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5029
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a