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CVE-2007-5093: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 26-09-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5093 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6
DSA-1381-2DSA-1503-1DSA-1503-2DSA-1504-1RHSA-2008:0275RHSA-2008:0972

Timeline

  1. 26-09-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam (pwc) driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user space to close the device," which allows user-assisted local attackers to cause a denial of service (USB subsystem hang and CPU consumption in khubd) by not closing the device after the disconnect is invoked. NOTE: this rarely crosses privilege boundaries, unless the attacker can convince the victim to unplug the affected device.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel2.6.0 | 2.6.0:test1 | 2.6.0:test10 | 2.6.0:test11 | 2.6.0:test2 | 2.6.0:test3 | 2.6.0:test4 | 2.6.0:test5 | 2.6.0:test6 | 2.6.0:test7 | 2.6.0:test8 | 2.6.0:test9 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.1:rc1 | 2.6.1:rc2 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.6:rc1 | 2.6.6:rc2 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.7:rc1 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.8:rc1 | 2.6.8:rc2 | 2.6.8:rc3 | 2.6.8.1 | 2.6.8.1.5 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.9:rc1 | 2.6.9:rc2 | 2.6.9:rc3 | 2.6.9:rc4 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.10:rc1 | 2.6.10:rc2 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.11:rc1 | 2.6.11:rc2 | 2.6.11:rc3 | 2.6.11:rc4 | 2.6.11.1 | 2.6.11.2 | 2.6.11.3 | 2.6.11.4 | 2.6.11.5 | 2.6.11.6 | 2.6.11.7 | 2.6.11.8 | 2.6.11.9 | 2.6.11.10 | 2.6.11.11 | 2.6.11.12 | 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12:rc1 | 2.6.12:rc2 | 2.6.12:rc3 | 2.6.12:rc4 | 2.6.12:rc5 | 2.6.12:rc6 | 2.6.12.1 | 2.6.12.2 | 2.6.12.3 | 2.6.12.4 | 2.6.12.5 | 2.6.12.6 | 2.6.12.12 | 2.6.12.22 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.13:rc1 | 2.6.13:rc2 | 2.6.13:rc3 | 2.6.13:rc4 | 2.6.13:rc5 | 2.6.13:rc6 | 2.6.13:rc7 | 2.6.13.1 | 2.6.13.2 | 2.6.13.3 | 2.6.13.4 | 2.6.13.5 | 2.6.14 | 2.6.14:rc1 | 2.6.14:rc2 | 2.6.14:rc3 | 2.6.14:rc4 | 2.6.14.1 | 2.6.14.2 | 2.6.14.3 | 2.6.14.4 | 2.6.14.5 | 2.6.15 | 2.6.15:rc1 | 2.6.15:rc2 | 2.6.15:rc3 | 2.6.15.1 | 2.6.15.2 | 2.6.15.3 | 2.6.15.4 | 2.6.15.5 | 2.6.15.6 | 2.6.15.7 | 2.6.15.11 | 2.6.16 | 2.6.16:rc1 | 2.6.16:rc3 | 2.6.16.1 | 2.6.16.2 | 2.6.16.3 | 2.6.16.4 | 2.6.16.5 | 2.6.16.7 | 2.6.16.9 | 2.6.16.10 | 2.6.16.11 | 2.6.16.12 | 2.6.16.19 | 2.6.16.23 | 2.6.16.27 | 2.6.17 | 2.6.17:rc1 | 2.6.17:rc2 | 2.6.17:rc3 | 2.6.17:rc4 | 2.6.17:rc5 | 2.6.17:rc6 | 2.6.17.1 | 2.6.17.2 | 2.6.17.3 | 2.6.17.4 | 2.6.17.5 | 2.6.17.6 | 2.6.17.7 | 2.6.17.8 | 2.6.17.9 | 2.6.17.10 | 2.6.17.11 | 2.6.17.12 | 2.6.17.13 | 2.6.17.14 | 2.6.18 | 2.6.18.1 | 2.6.18.2 | 2.6.18.3 | 2.6.18.4 | 2.6.19 | 2.6.19:rc1 | 2.6.19:rc2 | 2.6.19:rc3 | 2.6.19:rc4 | 2.6.19.1 | 2.6.19.2 | 2.6.20 | 2.6.20:rc2 | 2.6.20.1 | 2.6.20.2 | 2.6.20.3 | 2.6.20.4 | 2.6.20.5 | 2.6.20.8 | 2.6.20.9 | 2.6.20.10 | 2.6.20.11 | 2.6.20.12 | 2.6.20.13 | 2.6.20.14 | 2.6.20.15 | 2.6.21 | 2.6.21:rc3 | 2.6.21:rc4 | 2.6.21:rc5 | 2.6.21:rc6 | 2.6.21:rc7 | 2.6.21.1 | 2.6.21.2 | 2.6.21.3 | 2.6.21.4 | 2.6.22 | 2.6.22:rc6 | 2.6.22.1 | 2.6.22.3 | 2.6.22.4 | 2.6.22.5 | 2.6.22.6 | 2.6.22.7 | 2.6.23:rc1 | 2.6.23:rc2 | 2.6_test9_cvs

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