What is CVE-2007-0771?

CVE-2007-0771 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2007-0771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-0771?

CVE-2007-0771 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-0771?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-0771. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-0771 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-0771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-0771

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-05-02

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-0771 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35927
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25080

Vendor Advisory
Securitytracker
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017979
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23720
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9447
Kernel patch commit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-0771

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-05-02

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-0771?

CVE-2007-0771 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2007-0771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-0771?

CVE-2007-0771 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-0771?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-0771. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-0771 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-0771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.