{"cve":"CVE-2007-5500","nvd":{"published":"2007-11-20T02:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:16.660","status":"Modified","description":"The wait_task_stopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASK_TRACED bit instead of an exit_state value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via unspecified vectors.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.23.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36ef66c5d137b9a31fd8c35d236fb9e26ef74f97","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5500","score":0.00396,"percentile":0.33803,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}