CVE-2008-6560: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2008-6560: Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RH...

Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory corruption) via a cluster.conf file with many lines. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries in realistic uses of the product.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 11:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a legacy cluster-management flaw. A very large cluster.conf file could make CMAN consume CPU or corrupt memory, disrupting clustered systems. The sources do not show active exploitation, remote exposure, or confirmed privilege-boundary crossing. Exposure is most likely on legacy Fedora 9 or RHEL 5 systems using CMAN cluster management. The bundle does not provide complete affected CPEs or confirm other affected products, despite Ubuntu and Fedora advisories being referenced. Treat this as a legacy operational-resilience issue. It is not supported by the bundle as actively exploited, but affected clusters may be business-critical and old platforms are likely unsupported. Mitigation focus: Identify any remaining CMAN deployments on legacy Linux clusters.; Update CMAN or cluster packages according to vendor advisories.; Prioritize migration from unsupported Fedora 9 or RHEL 5 systems..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 11:04 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Mar 31, 2009, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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cman-clusterconf-dos(49832)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468966CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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