VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-0001
The file watch implementation in the audit subsystem (auditctl -w) in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 kernel 2.6.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by replacing a watched file, which does not cause the watch on the…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The file watch implementation in the audit subsystem (auditctl -w) in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 kernel 2.6.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by replacing a watched file, which does not cause the watch on the old inode to be dropped.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129Patch
- http://osvdb.org/33031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129Patch
- http://osvdb.org/33031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.