kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage collector
Published Dec 1, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0053
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-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0053 |
| 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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.78th | 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) |
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