VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5009
CVSS score4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')