Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-3104 (CCN-35146)

Assigned:2007-06-22
Published:2007-06-22
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 242558
CVE-2007-3104 Null pointer to an inode in a dentry can cause an oops in sysfs_readdir

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242558

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-3104

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2007:064

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
37115

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0488
Important: kernel security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2007:0488

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0089
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA25771
Linux Kernel "sysfs_readdir()" Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
25771

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
25838

Source: CCN
Type: SA26289
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26289

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26643

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26651

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
27912

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
28033

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
28643

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018289
Linux Kernel sysfs_readdir() NULL Pointer Dereference Lets Local Users Deny Service

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-287
kernel security update (RHSA-2007-0488)

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1428

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1428
linux-2.6 -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: The Linux Kernel Archives Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 37115
Linux Kernel on Red Hat Enterprise sysfs_readdir() Function Local DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2008:0089

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
24631

Source: CCN
Type: BID-24631
Linux Kernel SysFS_ReadDir NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1018289

Source: CCN
Type: USN-508-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-508-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-509-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-509-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-510-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-510-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-sysfsreaddir-dos(35146)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11233

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2007:064
Linux kernel security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:message_networking:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.1::personal:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:itanium_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5.z::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5.z::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:avaya:converged_communications_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20073104
    V
    		CVE-2007-3104
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17035
    P
    		USN-508-1 -- linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17135
    P
    		USN-509-1 -- linux-source-2.6.17 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17541
    P
    		USN-510-1 -- linux-source-2.6.20 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20179
    P
    		DSA-1428-1 fai-kernels linux-2.6 user-mode-linux - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21882
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0089: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11233
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080089
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0089: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2008-03-28
    oval:org.debian:def:1428
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2007-12-11
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070488
    P
    		RHSA-2007:0488: kernel security update (Important)
    2007-06-25
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4.5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    avaya message networking -
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    suse suse linux 10.1
    novell suse linux enterprise server 10 sp2
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    debian debian linux 4.0
    avaya communication manager 3.1
    avaya communication manager 4.0.3
    canonical ubuntu 7.04
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    avaya communication manager 2.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4.5.z
    redhat enterprise linux 4.5.z
    avaya communication manager 4.0
    avaya communication manager 2.0.1
    avaya converged communications server 2.0
    avaya communication manager 3.1.1
    avaya communication manager 4.0.1