CVE-2007-5501
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 3.8% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5476)
- Published
- November 15, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5476 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://lwn.net/Articles/258947/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27664(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27703(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27888(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27919(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27922(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28170(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26474(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38548
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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