CVE-2007-0771
N/A
Published: May 2, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode," as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25080Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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