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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | |||
kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 | RHSA-2009:0264 | 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z |
References
History
No history.
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
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-12-24T18:29:15.877
Modified: 2023-11-07T02:03:16.110
Link: CVE-2008-5713
Redhat