CVE-2008-5300
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1550 | 2009-11-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:0014 | 2009-01-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:0225 | 2009-01-20 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2009:0053 | 2009-02-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2009:0021 | 2009-02-25 |
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