# CVE-2007-0001: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/33031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24300
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223129
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22737
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29683

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