What is CVE-2007-2878?

CVE-2007-2878 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2007-2878 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2878?

CVE-2007-2878 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2878?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-2878 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-2878 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2878 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-2878

Medium

The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent struct and cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-05-29

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

20 total

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134

Exploit Patch
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35926
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25505
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-2878

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-05-29

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2878?

CVE-2007-2878 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2007-2878 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2878?

CVE-2007-2878 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2878?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-2878 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-2878 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-2878 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.