CVE-2007-2525

Linux Kernel <2.6.21 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-git8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and releasing it before the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized.

References (30)

[Patch] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25163

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25700

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25838

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26133

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26139

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26289

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26450

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26620

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26664

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27227

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1

... and 10 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 29.9%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.21

Timeline

Published May 08, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026