CVE-2007-6733

Published Mar 16, 2010

Last updated 13 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.7
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-399

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "B812DFE2-6FFA-4D31-839C-0CCB2B1310EF"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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