# CVE-2007-5494: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/28162
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1104.html
- http://osvdb.org/44153
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27824
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=315051
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10884
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0993.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26657
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38823

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