Null pointer to an inode in a dentry can cause an oops in sysfs_readdir
Published Jun 26, 2007
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
Running on/with
- 4.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0488
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0089
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0488 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0089 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 34.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 33.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 43.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 30.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 28.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242558 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/37115 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25771 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24631 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018289 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3104 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427994 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3104
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11233 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3104
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