CVE-2007-0006

Linux Kernel < 2.6.20 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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."

References (20)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060

[Issue Tracking] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24109

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24259

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24300

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24429

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24482

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24547

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24752

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25691

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495

[Issue Tracking] https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829

Scores

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.1%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.20

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Feb 06, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026