VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3104
The sysfs_readdir function in the Linux kernel 2.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5 and other distributions, allows users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by dereferencing a null pointer to an inode in a dentry.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sysfs_readdir function in the Linux kernel 2.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5 and other distributions, allows users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by dereferencing a null pointer to an inode in a dentry.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242558
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/37115
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25771Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28033Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24631
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018289
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11233
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242558
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/37115
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25771Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.