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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-2878 Detail

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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/18/2007)

This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-2878
NVD Published Date:
05/29/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE