CVE-2008-5713

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/23/1 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ba2506ca7ca62c56edaa334b0fe61eb5eab6ab0
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477744
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9385 vdb entry signature
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32985 vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5713?
CVE-2008-5713 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5713?
To fix CVE-2008-5713, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5713 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5713 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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