FKIE_CVE-2007-5500
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-20 02:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:46
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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