What is CVE-2007-0001?

CVE-2007-0001 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10. CVE-2007-0001 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-0001?

CVE-2007-0001 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-0001?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-0001. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-0001 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-0001 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-0001

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-03-02

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-0001 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33031
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24300

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560
Kernel patch commit
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-0001

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-03-02

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-0001?

CVE-2007-0001 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 . CVE-2007-0001 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-0001?

CVE-2007-0001 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-0001?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-0001. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-0001 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-0001 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.