{"cve":"CVE-2008-5029","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-10T16:15:12.060","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:06.560","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0006.html","http://darkircop.org/unix.c","http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.9","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5029","score":0.00504,"percentile":0.43127,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}