CVE-2007-0771

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-0771
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-05-02 22:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode," as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All desktop All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All desktop_workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All server All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
227952 – (CVE-2007-0771) Tracing execution of a threaded executable causes kernel BUG report af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
228816 – CVE-2007-0771 utrace regression / denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Linux Kernel UTrace Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel utrace Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/35927 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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