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CVE-2007-2878

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.

Published

2007-05-29T20:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.21.1	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/35926 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25505 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28626 ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479 ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/35926 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25505 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28626 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)