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CVE-2007-5500

N/A

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published11/20/2007

Last Modified4/9/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27664(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27703(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27888(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27919(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27922(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28033(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28170(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28706(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28748(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28971(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/29245(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30818(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30962(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902(secalert@redhat.com)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547(secalert@redhat.com)

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965(secalert@redhat.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27664(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27703(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27888(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27919(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/27922(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28033(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28170(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28706(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28748(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28971(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/29245(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30818(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30962(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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