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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6733

CVE-2007-6733

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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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.6.9

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