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CVE-2008-5700 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2f1fa78a155524b849edf359e42a3001ea652c0 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html CVE, MITRE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/2 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34252 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34762 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 CVE, MITRE
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47669 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10948 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8606 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5700
NVD Published Date:
12/22/2008
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE