The ATM module in the Linux kernel before 2.4.35.3, when CLIP support is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel p…

published 2007-09-26 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5068

cvss: 4.9; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

The ATM module in the Linux kernel before 2.4.35.3, when CLIP support is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading /proc/net/atm/arp before the CLIP module has been loaded.

Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2007-5087 updated 2025-11-21

User triggerable kernel panic in ATM

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2007-5087
NVD CVE-2007-5087

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Summary