CVE-2007-5500
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-11-20 02:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:31
Severity ?
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27664
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27703
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27888
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27919
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27922
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28033
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28170
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28706
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28748
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28971
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29245
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30818
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30962
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27664
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27919
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28033
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
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