MEDIUM · 4.9

CVE-2007-5494

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 r...

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

4.9

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
RedhatEnterprise Linux4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2007-5494?

CVE-2007-5494 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 (MEDIUM). 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 r...

How severe is CVE-2007-5494?

CVE-2007-5494 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2007-5494?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux.