CVE-2008-5700 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Low CVE-2008-5700

libata in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.9 does not set...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2008-5700

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.2.27, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1, 2.4.36.2, 2.4.36.3, 2.4.36.4, 2.4.36.5, 2.4.36.6, 2.6, 2.6.18, 2.6.19.4, 2.6.19.5, 2.6.19.6, 2.6.19.7, 2.6.20.16, 2.6.20.17, 2.6.20.18, 2.6.20.19, 2.6.20.20, 2.6.20.21, 2.6.21.5, 2.6.21.6, 2.6.21.7, 2.6.22, 2.6.22.1, 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.8, 2.6.22.9, 2.6.22.10, 2.6.22.11, 2.6.22.12, 2.6.22.13, 2.6.22.14, 2.6.22.15, 2.6.22.17, 2.6.22.18, 2.6.22.19, 2.6.22.20, 2.6.22.21, 2.6.22.22, 2.6.22_rc1, 2.6.22_rc7, 2.6.23, 2.6.23.8, 2.6.23.9, 2.6.23.10, 2.6.23.11, 2.6.23.12, 2.6.23.13, 2.6.23.15, 2.6.23.16, 2.6.23.17, 2.6.23_rc1, 2.6.24, 2.6.24.1, 2.6.24.2, 2.6.24.3, 2.6.24.4, 2.6.24.5, 2.6.24.6, 2.6.24.7, 2.6.24_rc1, 2.6.24_rc4, 2.6.24_rc5, 2.6.25, 2.6.25.1, 2.6.25.2, 2.6.25.3, 2.6.25.4, 2.6.25.5, 2.6.25.6, 2.6.25.7, 2.6.25.8, 2.6.25.9, 2.6.25.10, 2.6.25.11, 2.6.25.12, 2.6.25.13, 2.6.25.14, 2.6.25.15, 2.6.25.16, 2.6.25.17, 2.6.26, 2.6.26.1, 2.6.26.2, 2.6.26.3, 2.6.26.4, 2.6.26.5, 2.6.26.6, 2.6.26.7, 2.6.26.8, 2.6.27, 2.6.27.1, 2.6.27.2, 2.6.27.3, 2.6.27.4, 2.6.27.5, 2.6.27.6, 2.6.27.7

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.