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CVE-2008-5713
Published: Dec 24, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
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References
33706
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20081223 CVE request: kernel: soft lockup occurs when network load is very high
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-1794
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477744
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35011
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9385
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2009:0264
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
33858
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32985
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-714-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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