CVE-2007-6599 json
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
published 2008-01-04 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6565
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Race condition in fileserver in OpenAFS 1.3.50 through 1.4.5 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks, which causes the handler for the GiveUpAllCallBacks RPC to perform linked-list operations without the host_glock lock.
Patch / fix
- openafs Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.6.dfsg1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6599
Exploit prediction
1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1458
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.openafs.org
/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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openafs.org
/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/27132
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/28401
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/28327
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/28433
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0046
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/28636
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6599
- NVD CVE-2007-6599
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