CVE-2007-2764

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-05-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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 products

Linux kernel: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/39117
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495
http://osvdb.org/39117
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495

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