net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
Published: 2008-12-09
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium