CVE-2007-2525
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMay 8, 2007
First seenMay 8, 2007
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 2.6.21 | — |
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