CVE-2007-5494
N/A
Published: November 30, 2007 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27824Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28162Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0993.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1104.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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