FKIE_CVE-2008-5701

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-22 15:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:00
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33078Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34981Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35011Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33078Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34981Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35011Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
debian debian_linux 4.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:00:50.133",
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