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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-24T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:43.783Z

Reserved: 2008-12-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5713

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-24T18:29:15.877

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:03:16.110

Link: CVE-2008-5713

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5713 - Bugzilla