What is CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5395?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5395. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-5395 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2008-5395

Medium

The parisc_show_stack function in arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc7 on PA-RISC allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors associated with an attempt to unwind a stack that contains userspace addresses.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-12-09

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2008-5395 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-5395 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc7
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-parisc&m=121736357203624&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32933

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32636
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47075
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7a3f5134a8f5bd7fa38b5645eef05e8a4eb62951
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-5395

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-12-09

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5395?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5395. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-5395 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →