Description
The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not properly handle a situation in which a non-root user creates a kernel process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (oops and device reboot) via unspecified vectors.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Broken Link, Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/39117
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495
Scores
EPSS
0.0240
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
Published
May 18, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026