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ID CVE-2007-2878
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.9 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:32)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:15:17.703-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description 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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11674
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2007:0705
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2007:0939
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-PAE-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-PAE-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-PAE-devel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-headers-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-kdump-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-kdump-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-kdump-devel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-xen-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-xen-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-xen-devel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-xenU-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
  • kernel-xenU-devel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
refmap via4
bid 24134
confirm
debian DSA-1479
osvdb 35926
secunia
  • 25505
  • 26133
  • 26139
  • 26760
  • 27436
  • 27747
  • 28626
ubuntu
  • USN-486-1
  • USN-489-1
  • USN-510-1
vupen ADV-2007-2023
xf kernel-vfatioctls-dos(34669)
statements via4
contributor Mark J Cox
lastmodified 2007-10-18
organization Red Hat
statement This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:32
Published 29-05-2007 - 20:30
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:32
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