CVE-2008-5700

Linux kernel < 2.6.27.9 - Denial of Service via SG_IO Request Timeout

Title source: llm

Description

libata in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.9 does not set minimum timeouts for SG_IO requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Programmed I/O mode on drives) via multiple simultaneous invocations of an unspecified test program.

References (26)

Core 26

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33706

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33756

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2f1fa78a155524b849edf359e42a3001ea652c0

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33758

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34252

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47669

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10948

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8606

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33854

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34762

Scores

EPSS 0.0037

EPSS Percentile 29.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (43)

linux/linux_kernel 2.2.27

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18 (8 CPE variants)

... and 33 more

Published Dec 22, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026