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.
Published: 2007-05-08
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1356-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-1 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-2 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1504-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-486-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-489-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-510-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2525 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594 cve-icon cve-icon
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2525 cve-icon
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:42:33.440Z

Reserved: 2007-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2525

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-08T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2525

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-2525 - Bugzilla

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