Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2878
Published: May 29, 2007 / Updated: July 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94785
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2878
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://osvdb.org/35926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25505
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28626
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674