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CVE-2007-0006

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-0006 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 2.6.9 through 2.6.20. Specifically, a flaw in the key_alloc_serial function's key serial number collision avoidance code allows local users to trigger a null dereference, leading to a system crash. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a low attack complexity and impact, primarily affecting system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-0006Important

security flaw

Dec 21, 2006

References

bugzilla.kernel.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/24109
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24259
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24300
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24429
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24482
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24547
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24752
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25691
Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1097
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9829
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/471457
securityfocus.com / bid/22539
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-451-1