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TI-2008-05045 Aliases CVE-2008-5300GHSA-w3cc-g5gv-rc8v

Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and…

Priority LOW 23CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.28 rc5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1550 Released 2009-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel-2.4.21-63.EL, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.ia32e +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-63.EL, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.ia32e +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel-2.4.21-63.EL, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.ia32e +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-63.EL, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-63.EL.ia32e +18
  • RHSA-2009:0021 Released 2009-02-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2 server) kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5, kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5 +18
  • RHSA-2009:0053 Released 2009-02-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt-2.6.24.7-101.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.24.7-101.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.24.7-101.el5rt +6
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2009:0225 Released 2009-01-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-128.el5, kernel-2.6.18-128.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-128.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-128.el5 +8
  • RHSA-2009:0014 Released 2009-01-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.ppc64iseries +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2009:0053
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0225
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0225
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0014

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5300
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3cc-g5gv-rc8v

References

Advisory 10

Other 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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