CVE-2007-5494

open(O_ATOMICLOOKUP) leaks dentry

Published Nov 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5469 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:31 PM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 30, 2007, 2:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 29, 2007, 12:00 AM