CVE-2007-5500

Impact

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.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• 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.securityfocus.com/bid/26477