CVE-2008-5713

N/A Unknown
Published: December 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ba2506ca7ca62c56edaa334b0fe61eb5eab6ab0
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/23/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32985
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477744
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9385
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ba2506ca7ca62c56edaa334b0fe61eb5eab6ab0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/23/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
43th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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