Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a…

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (33)

• RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 24098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 24429 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-277 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 24100 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-291 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 25226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 24482 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 33020 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 24547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1304 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 25714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 25691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.