CVE-2007-5500

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-11-20
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2007-5500 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01