CVE-2007-6599
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows...
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
CVE-2007-6599- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
CVE-2007-6599- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6565 No score
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6565- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3ff-m98v-rj6m No score
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows...
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
GHSA-q3ff-m98v-rj6m- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
CVE-2007-6599- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6599 No score
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6599- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openafsDebian:12 |
before 1.4.6.dfsg1-1 | 1.4.6.dfsg1-1 |
openafsDebian:13 |
before 1.4.6.dfsg1-1 | 1.4.6.dfsg1-1 |
openafsDebian:4.0 |
before 1.4.2-6etch1, plus listed versions 1.4.2-6 |
1.4.2-6etch1 |
openafsDebian:3.1 |
before 1.3.81-3sarge3, plus listed versions 1.3.81-3sarge11.3.81-3sarge2 |
1.3.81-3sarge3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6599 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Openafs, published January 4, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in openafs 1.4.6.dfsg1-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/27132
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html
secunia.com/advisories/28401
openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1458
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0046
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6599
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3ff-m98v-rj6m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6599