CVE-2007-5500 | BDVDB-2026-27879 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27922
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27664
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
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- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.