Description
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."
Published: 2007-02-06
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0010 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."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-451-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.847Z

Reserved: 2006-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0006

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-06T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0006

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2006-12-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-0006 - Bugzilla

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