CVE-2007-5501

N/A Unknown
Published: November 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lwn.net/Articles/258947/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27664
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27919
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27922
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26474
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lwn.net/Articles/258947/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27664
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.8%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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