MEDIUM
kernel asynchronous IO on a FIFO kernel panic
Published May 8, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Linux kernel before 2.4.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via asynchronous input or output on a FIFO special file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- as_3
- es_3
- ws_3
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-57.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0211
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-57.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0211 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00377
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00377
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 29.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 29.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/44987 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29083 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5001 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326251 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42273 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11329 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5001
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 8, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5001
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a