Is CVE-2007-6733 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6733 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6733?

CVE-2007-6733 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-6733

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-6695)
Published: March 16, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6695 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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