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CVE-2007-0771
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…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- kernel-utracesupport-dos(34128) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1017979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 23720 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9447 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 35927 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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