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CVE-2007-0771

The 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.

Published

2007-05-02T22:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
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Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 Yes
References