1.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2007-0006

Published: 06/02/2007 Updated: 11/10/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 1.9 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 169
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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."

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linux linux kernel 2.6.9

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The kernel key management code did not correctly handle key reuse A local attacker could create many key requests, leading to a denial of service (CVE-2007-0006) ...