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CVE-2007-2525

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.

Published

2007-05-08T23:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.21	Yes

References

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log Patch ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594 ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)