CVE-2008-5029: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The __scm_destroy function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.4, 2.6.26, and earlier makes indirect recursive calls to itself through calls to the fput function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to sending an SCM_RIGHTS message through a UNIX domain socket and closing file descriptors.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.27.4; version 2.2.27 only; version 2.4.36 only; version 2.4.36.1 only; version 2.4.36.2 only; version 2.4.36.3 only; …

Published 2008-11-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.