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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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1787-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5671 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-714-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-715-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2f1fa78a155524b849edf359e42a3001ea652c0 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34252 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34762 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47669 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5700 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10948 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8606 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5700 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.246Z

Reserved: 2008-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5700

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-22T15:30:00.687

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5700

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5700 - Bugzilla

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