CVE-2007-6599
CVE-2007-6599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openafs with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-362.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (74th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-362
- Affected product: Openafs
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6599?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2007-6599?
- CVE-2007-6599 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2007-6599 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (74th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-6599?
- CVE-2007-6599 primarily affects Openafs. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-6599?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2007-6599 published?
- CVE-2007-6599 was published on 2008-01-04 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000220.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-04.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1458
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:207
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://www.openafs.org/security/OPENAFS-SA-2007-003.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27132
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0046
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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