ID:10264 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2878

 
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ID:10264 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2878

Published: July 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94785
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent struct and cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.