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Bug 252729 (CVE-2008-5713) - Linux <2.6.24.5 Add preemption point in qdisc_run (CVE-2008-5713)
Summary: Linux <2.6.24.5 Add preemption point in qdisc_run (CVE-2008-5713)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2008-5713
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard: [linux < 2.6.24.5] [gp < 2.6.24-7]
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Reported: 2008-12-27 18:44 UTC by Robert Buchholz (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-12 04:44 UTC (History)
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Description Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-12-27 18:44:17 UTC 
CVE-2008-5713 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-5713):
  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.