CVE-2007-2525

Publication date 8 May 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.20 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20-16.31
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-510-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 31 August 2007
    • USN-489-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 July 2007
    • USN-486-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 18 July 2007

Other references