4.7med
CVE-2007-6733
The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are setgid without grou…
Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.7
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are setgid without group-execute permission, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by locking a file on an NFS filesystem and then changing this file's permissions, a related issue to CVE-2010-0727.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
- Technology feeds
- Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=218777 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=570863 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2007-6733
- NVD: CVE-2007-6733
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