CVE-2007-5500 (GCVE-0-2007-5500)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-11-20 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:31
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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2007-11-14 00:00
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