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CVE-2007-0006

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CVE-2007-0006

Published: Feb 6, 2007

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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."

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

RHSA-2007:0099
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
24429
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
24259
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-451-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
MDKSA-2007:047
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SA:2007:021
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9829
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
24300
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
24482
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2007:0085
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
24752
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
24547
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
24109
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22539
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
25691
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2007:060
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA

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