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CVE-2007-5501
Published: Nov 15, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[linux-kernel] 20071116 Linux 2.6.23.8
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
27922
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
27703
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2007-3751
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
27919
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
28706
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2008:013
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
linux-kernel-tcpsacktagwritequeue-dos(38548)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
27664
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
26474
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDVSA-2008:044
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SA:2007:063
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
29245
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-558-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
ADV-2007-3902
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-574-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
x_refsource_CONFIRM
28170
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2007-759
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2007-3837
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
27888
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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