CVE-2007-5494 in Enterprise Linux

Summary

Memory leak in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of open requests involving O_ATOMICLOOKUP.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 10/17/2007
• Disclosure: 11/29/2007
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-39898
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-399 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.2
• EPSS: 0.00090
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5494
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5494
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2007-5494/