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CVE-2008-5700

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5700 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the libata component of the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.27.9. This flaw allows a local attacker to force drives into Programmed I/O mode by repeatedly sending SG_IO requests without proper timeout enforcement. Rated with a low CVSS score of 1.9, it requires local access and moderate attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.27.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5700Low

kernel: enforce a minimum SG_IO timeout

Dec 5, 2008

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/2
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33706
secunia.com / advisories/33756
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33758
secunia.com / advisories/33854
secunia.com / advisories/34252
secunia.com / advisories/34762
secunia.com / advisories/34981
secunia.com / advisories/37471
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/47669
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10948
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8606
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
usn.ubuntu.com / 714-1
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1787
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-715-1
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3316