Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-0768 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:20.235Z
Reserved: 2007-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-0771
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-05-02T22:19:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-0771
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD