CVE-2007-2525

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-05-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2007-2525

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

4.9

EPSS

0.40%

Linux

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-git8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and releasing it before the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized.