CVE-2007-0006 | BDVDB-2026-22050 Detail
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."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24429
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.