CVE-2007-0006
Linux Kernel Spinlock DoS Vulnerability
Description
The key serial number collision avoidance code in the key_alloc_serial function in Linux kernel 2.6.9 up to 2.6.20 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors that trigger a null dereference, as originally reported as "spinlock CPU recursion."
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2007, 7:28 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:24 a.m.
Source :
secalert@redhat.com
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24109 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24259 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24300 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24429 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24547 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24752 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829 -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9829 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Feb. 06, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0006 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0006
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -2.00%
score
0.28433
percentile