CVE-2007-5087

N/A Unknown

Published: September 26, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The ATM module in the Linux kernel before 2.4.35.3, when CLIP support is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading /proc/net/atm/arp before the CLIP module has been loaded.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.35.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7ae15e7707050baafe5a35e3d4f2d175197d222

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lwn.net/Articles/251162/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/39237

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25798

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3246

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.35.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7ae15e7707050baafe5a35e3d4f2d175197d222