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CVE-2007-2764

N/A
Published: May 18, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel· also runs on 8 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not properly handle a situation in which a non-root user creates a kernel process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (oops and device reboot) via unspecified vectors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
All versions
brocade-silkworm-12000-director (environment) · brocade-silkworm-200e-switch (environment) · brocade-silkworm-24000-director (environment) · brocade-silkworm-3250-fabric-switch (environment) · brocade-silkworm-3850-fabric-switch (environment) · brocade-silkworm-3900-switch (environment) · brocade-silkworm-48000-director (environment) · brocade-silkworm-4900-fibre-channel-switch (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/39117
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken LinkPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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