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CVE-2007-2654

xfs_fsr in xfsdump creates a .fsr temporary directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files on xfs filesystems.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-2654 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from suse, from suse, from suse and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-05-14T21:19:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	1.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.3	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.3	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.3	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.2	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.2	No
Operating System	suse	suse_united_linux	1.0	No
Application	suse	suse_linux_openexchange_server	4.0	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_school_server	gold	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_standard_server	8.0	Yes
Application	suse	suse_open_enterprise_server	9	Yes
Application	xfsdump	xfsdump	2.2.38	Yes
Operating System	suse	opensuse	10.2	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417894 Exploit ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/36716 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25220 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25425 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25761 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26867 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:134 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_sr.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23922 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-516-1 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417894 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/36716 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25220 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25425 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25761 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26867 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:134 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_sr.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23922 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-516-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For suse's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.