CVE-2007-5001 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel before version 2.4.21, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Desktop. A local attacker can trigger a kernel panic by performing asynchronous input/output operations on a FIFO special file. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
as_3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:as_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
es_3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:es_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
ws_3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:ws_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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