CVE-2007-6733

Published Mar 16, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are setgid without group-execute permission, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by locking a file on an NFS filesystem and then changing this file's permissions, a related issue to CVE-2010-0727.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6695 The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are setgid without group-execute permission, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by locking a file on an NFS filesystem and then changing this file's permissions, a related issue to CVE-2010-0727.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:06 AM
Reserved
Mar 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 16, 2010, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM