CVE - CVE-2007-0771

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-0771	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:23720 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23720 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816 OSVDB:35927 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/35927~~ (Obsolete source) OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9447 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9447 REDHAT:RHSA-2007:0169 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html SECTRACK:1017979 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017979 SECUNIA:25080 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/25080 XF:kernel-utracesupport-dos(34128) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20070206	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070206)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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