CVE-2007-0006

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

The key serial number collision avoidance code in the key_alloc_serial function in Linux kernel 2.6.9 up to 2.6.20 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors that trigger a null dereference, as originally reported as "spinlock CPU recursion."

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2007-02-06
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7727
http://secunia.com/advisories/24109
http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
http://secunia.com/advisories/24429

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