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CVE-2007-0001

The file watch implementation in the audit subsystem (auditctl -w) in the Red Hat Enterprise...

4.7 MediumPublic exploit

CVE-2007-0001 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published February 28, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
4.7 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.60%EPSS, 49th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.60%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.10.EL

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBLinux Kernel 2.6.x - Audit Subsystems Local Denial of Service2007-02-27

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.7

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.

Record
CVE-2007-0001
CVSS 2.0
4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-0001
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0005No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2007-0005
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6fh-mg2v-xv8gNo score

The file watch implementation in the audit subsystem (auditctl -w) in the Red Hat Enterprise...

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.

Record
GHSA-v6fh-mg2v-xv8g
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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