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CVE-2007-5500 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27664 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27888 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27919 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27922 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28033 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26477 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5500
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.