CVE-2007-5500
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 20, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 17, 2007
Description
The wait_task_stopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASK_TRACED bit instead of an exit_state value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 30962third-party-advisory
- 27922third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97
- 27703third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-3751vendor-advisory
- 27919third-party-advisory
- 28706third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:112vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:013vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:008vendor-advisory
- DSA-1428vendor-advisory
- 28033third-party-advisory
- 27664third-party-advisory
- 26477vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:044vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:063vendor-advisory
- 29245third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
- USN-558-1vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-3902vdb-entry
- linux-kernel-waittaskstopped-dos(38547)vdb-entry
- 28748third-party-advisory
- USN-574-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
- 28971third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9868vdb-entrysignature
- 28170third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-759vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:030vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-3837vendor-advisory
- USN-578-1vendor-advisory
- 27888third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0055vendor-advisory
- 30818third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:032vendor-advisory
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