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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1356-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1503-1 | New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues |
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DSA-1503-2 | New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues |
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DSA-1504-1 | New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several issues |
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EUVD-2007-2518 | 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. |
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USN-486-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-489-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-510-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:42:33.440Z
Reserved: 2007-05-08T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-2525

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-05-08T23:19:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-2525


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