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CVE-2007-0006
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
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.".
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Low
- Base Score
- 1.9/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.4/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 2.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24429
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9