CVE-2007-0006
First published: Tue Feb 06 2007(Updated: )
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."
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <=2.6.20 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.9-2.6.20 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227495
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24429
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829
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