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CVE-2008-5700

CVE Details

Release Date:2008-12-22
Impact:Low What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-5700 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 1.9
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)ELSA-2009-03312009-03-12
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-78.0.17.0.1.EL)ELSA-2009-03312009-03-12
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.0.17.0.1.EL)ELSA-2009-03312009-03-12
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2009-03262009-04-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.1.6.0.1.el5)ELSA-2009-03262009-04-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.1.6.0.1.el5)ELSA-2009-03262009-04-01


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