CVE-2007-0006
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-0006 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-02-06 19:28:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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." |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | 2.6.20 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-451-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 227495 – CVE-2007-0006 Key serial number collision problem | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| 7727 – spinlock CPU recursion | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.kernel.org | |
| Linux Kernel Key_Alloc_Serial() Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Linux Kernel "key_alloc_serial()" Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| rPath update for kernel and xen - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Mandriva update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.