CVE-2007-5501

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.

🔗 References (48)

• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lwn.net/Articles/258947/
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27664
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27703
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27888
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27919
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27922
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28170
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28706
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29245
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
• secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html