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CVE-2007-2878 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6.21.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 30, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]