Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5500
Published: June 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93446
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5500
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows local users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the wait_task_stopped() function. A local user can crash the OS kernel.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2007-5500
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 2.6.23.8
External References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27922
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97