CVE-2007-2878
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.9% (59th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-2870)
- Published
- May 29, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2870 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://osvdb.org/35926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25505
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28626
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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