CVE-2007-6733 | BDVDB-2026-40691 Detail

Description#

The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are setgid without group-execute permission, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by locking a file on an NFS filesystem and then changing this file's permissions, a related issue to CVE-2010-0727.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=218777
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570863

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12010-03-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.