CVE-2008-5079

CVE-2008-5079 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ATM subsystem of the Linux kernel, affecting versions 2.6.27.8 and earlier. A local attacker can trigger an infinite kernel loop by making two svc_listen calls on the same socket and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, leading to system unavailability. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, resulting in a complete denial of service. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.