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CVE-2007-2764

The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not properly handle a situation in which a non-root user creates a kernel process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (oops and device reboot) via unspecified vectors.

Published

2007-05-18T22:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel - Yes
Hardware brocade silkworm_12000_director - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_200e_switch - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_24000_director - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_3250_fabric_switch - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_3850_fabric_switch - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_3900_switch - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_48000_director - No
Hardware brocade silkworm_4900_fibre_channel_switch - No
References