CVE-2007-0001

The file watch implementation in the audit subsystem (auditctl -w) in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 kernel 2.6.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by replacing a watched file, which does not cause the watch on the old inode to be dropped.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 48th percentile

Published

2007-02-28

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29683

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry