CVE-2007-5500

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.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/27664

http://secunia.com/advisories/27703

http://secunia.com/advisories/27888

http://secunia.com/advisories/27919

http://secunia.com/advisories/27922

http://secunia.com/advisories/28033

http://secunia.com/advisories/28170

http://secunia.com/advisories/28706

http://secunia.com/advisories/28748

http://secunia.com/advisories/28971

http://secunia.com/advisories/29245

http://secunia.com/advisories/30818

http://secunia.com/advisories/30962

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38547

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9868

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2