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CVE-2007-5093

The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam (pwc) driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user space to close the device," which allows user-assisted local attackers to cause a denial of service (USB subsystem hang and CPU consumption in khubd) by not closing the device after the disconnect is invoked. NOTE: this rarely crosses privilege boundaries, unless the attacker can convince the victim to unplug the affected device.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-5093 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-09-26T21:17:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

1.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.27 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 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
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.14 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 linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6_test9_cvs Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.