CVE-2007-3107

Linux Kernel < 2.6.22 - Denial of Service via Floating Point Corruption on PowerPC HTX

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0595.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25955
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/37118
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9936
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24845
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018347
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35383
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25963

Scores

EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 32.1%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.5
... and 40 more
Published Jul 10, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026