Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 29, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2878
CVE-2007-2878
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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2Patches
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References
20- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134nvdExploitPatch
- osvdb.org/35926nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25505nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26133nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26139nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26760nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27436nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27747nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28626nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674nvd
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