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CVE-2007-6733 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=218777 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570863 CVEExploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=218777 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
2.6.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6733
NVD Published Date:
Mar 16, 2010
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-6733 Details - Not Deferred