#VU94785 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2878

 

#VU94785 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2878

Published: May 29, 2007 / Updated: July 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94785
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

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.

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