CVE-2007-0006

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-0006: Low severity, CVSS 1.9 | Vulnix