Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-0006
CVE-2007-0006
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."
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References
20- secunia.com/advisories/24109nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24259nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24300nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24429nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24482nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24547nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24752nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25691nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22539nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1097nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829nvd
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