VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-0006
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…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24109Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24429Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24109Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24429Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.