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low 1.9

CVE-2008-5700 json

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…

published 2008-12-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5671

cvss
1.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0326RHSA-2009:0331RHSA-2009:0053

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-5700 updated cvss 1.9

kernel: enforce a minimum SG_IO timeout

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt 2.6.24.7-101.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.24.7-101.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.24.7-101.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.24.7-101.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0326
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0331
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0326
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0331

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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