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CVE-2007-5500

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2007-11-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The wait_task_stopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASK_TRACED bit instead of an exit_state value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References