CVE-2008-5700

Linux kernel <2.6.27.9 - DoS

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)

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

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33756

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47669

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10948

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8606

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33706

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33758

... and 6 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 24.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.27.8

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Dec 22, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026