CVE-2008-5713

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-12-24

Description

The __qdisc_run function in net/sched/sch_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 on SMP machines allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by multiple simultaneous invocations of the Netperf benchmark application in UDP_STREAM mode.

See more information about CVE-2008-5713 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-0264	2009-02-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.1.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-0264	2009-02-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.1.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-0264	2009-02-11

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