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CVE-2007-0997

Race condition in the tee (sys_tee) system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.17.6 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents), or gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to a potentially dropped ipipe lock during a race between two pipe readers.

Published

2007-09-18T19:17:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.6 Yes
References