ghsa-r4cx-v58f-4gx6
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Published
2022-05-01 18:34
Modified
2025-04-09 03:48
Details

The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-5501"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2007-11-15T20:46:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.",
  "id": "GHSA-r4cx-v58f-4gx6",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:48:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T18:34:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5501"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38548"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lwn.net/Articles/258947"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27664"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27703"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27888"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27919"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27922"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28170"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28706"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29245"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26474"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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