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TI-2007-00965 Aliases CVE-2007-0997GHSA-xv94-528x-8j92

Race condition in the tee (sys_tee) system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.17 through…

Priority LOW 30CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in the tee (sys_tee) system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.17.6 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents), or gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to a potentially dropped ipipe lock during a race between two pipe readers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.17.6VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.17.6 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0997
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv94-528x-8j92

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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