CVE-2007-3104

Null pointer to an inode in a dentry can cause an oops in sysfs_readdir

Published Jun 26, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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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
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 26, 2007, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 22, 2007, 12:00 AM