CVE-2007-5494
open(O_ATOMICLOOKUP) leaks dentry
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Memory leak in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of open requests involving O_ATOMICLOOKUP.
Una pérdida de memoria en el parche del kernel de Red Hat Content Accelerator en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versiones 4 y 5, permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) por medio de un gran número de peticiones abiertas que involucran a O_ATOMICLOOKUP.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Automatable
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Timeline
- 2007-10-17 CVE Reserved
- 2007-11-30 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/44153 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26657 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019017 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38823 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10884 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27824 | 2017-09-29 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28162 | 2017-09-29 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0993.html | 2017-09-29 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1104.html | 2017-09-29 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315051 | 2007-12-19 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5494 | 2007-12-19 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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