Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-6733
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6733
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6733
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.7
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.4
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6.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6733
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-6733
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=218777
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570863
570863 – (CVE-2010-0727) CVE-2010-0727 kernel: bug in GFS/GFS2 locking code leads to dosExploit
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
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