FKIE_CVE-2007-2764

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-05-18 22:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/39117Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1Broken Link, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/39117Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1Broken Link, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel -
brocade silkworm_12000_director -
brocade silkworm_200e_switch -
brocade silkworm_24000_director -
brocade silkworm_3250_fabric_switch -
brocade silkworm_3850_fabric_switch -
brocade silkworm_3900_switch -
brocade silkworm_48000_director -
brocade silkworm_4900_fibre_channel_switch -
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