CVE-2008-5713
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5713 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-24 18:29:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.59 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.60 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.61 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.62 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: soft lockup occurs when network load is very high | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel 'qdisc_run()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kernel.org | |
| 477744 – (CVE-2008-5713) CVE-2008-5713 kernel: soft lockup occurs when network load is very high | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1794-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=2ba2506ca7ca62c56edaa334b0fe61eb5eab6ab0 | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-02-11 | Tomas Hoger | This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.