Contents of /retired/CVE-2008-5700

Candidate: CVE-2008-5700
Description:
 libata in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.9 does not set minimum
 timeouts for SG_IO requests, which allows local usersto cause a
 deniale (Programmed I/O mode on drives) via multiple simultaneous
 invocations of an unspecified test program.
References:
 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=f2f1fa78a155524b849edf359e42a3001ea652c0
 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495
Ubuntu-Description:
Notes:
Bugs:
upstream: released (2.6.27.9)
linux-2.6: released (2.6.26-13) [bugfix/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
2.6.18-etch-security: N/A "code not present"
2.6.24-etch-security: pending (2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1) [bugfix/all/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
2.6.26-lenny-security: released (2.6.26-13) [bugfix/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
2.6.15-dapper-security:
2.6.22-gutsy-security:
2.6.24-hardy-security:
2.6.27-intrepid-security:
1	Candidate: CVE-2008-5700
2	Description:
3	libata in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.9 does not set minimum
4	timeouts for SG_IO requests, which allows local usersto cause a
5	deniale (Programmed I/O mode on drives) via multiple simultaneous
6	invocations of an unspecified test program.
7	References:
8	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=f2f1fa78a155524b849edf359e42a3001ea652c0
9	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474495
10	Ubuntu-Description:
11	Notes:
12	Bugs:
13	upstream: released (2.6.27.9)
14	linux-2.6: released (2.6.26-13) [bugfix/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
15	2.6.18-etch-security: N/A "code not present"
16	2.6.24-etch-security: pending (2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1) [bugfix/all/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
17	2.6.26-lenny-security: released (2.6.26-13) [bugfix/enforce-minimum-SG_IO-timeout.patch]
18	2.6.15-dapper-security:
19	2.6.22-gutsy-security:
20	2.6.24-hardy-security:
21	2.6.27-intrepid-security: