CVE-2007-0006

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 06 Feb 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 12:03

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Feb 2007, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 12:03
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 25%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.20 | 2.6.9:2.6.20

References (20)