CVE-2007-0771
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode," as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (32th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-0768)
- Published
- May 2, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0768 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
References
- http://osvdb.org/35927
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25080(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017979
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23720
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9447
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain