# CVE-2008-5701: 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 cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47190
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32716
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

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