CVE-2007-0001

Published: Mar 2, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.7

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Enterprise Linux

1 product

Enterprise Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 4.0

References (14)

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://osvdb.org/33031

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24300

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://osvdb.org/33031

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/24300

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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