CVE-2007-3107 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-8.1.8.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2446822
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Jul 2007

Introduced: 10 Jul 2007

CVE-2007-3107  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-8.1.8.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2007-0595.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The signal handling in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, including 2.6.2, when running on PowerPC systems using HTX, allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving floating point corruption and concurrency, related to clearing of MSR bits.

CVSS Scores

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