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.
Published: 2007-06-26
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1428-2 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1481-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3096 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-508-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-509-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-510-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:05:29.276Z

Reserved: 2007-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3104

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-26T18:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-3104

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-06-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-3104 - Bugzilla

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