CVE-2007-2878 (GCVE-0-2007-2878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:57
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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Date Public
2007-05-24 00:00
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