CVE-2008-5700: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.27.8; version 2.2.27 only; version 2.4.36 only; version 2.4.36.1 only; version 2.4.36.2 only; version 2.4.36.3 only; …

Published 2008-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.