# CVE-2007-3104: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24631
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25771
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28033
- http://osvdb.org/37115
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242558
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html

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