CVE-2007-2525

N/A Unknown
Published: May 08, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux