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CVE-2007-2764

The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not...

7.8 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.40%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2007-2764
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-2764
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2756 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2007-2756
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jpmq-qfmj-5ch7 No score

The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not...

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.

Record
GHSA-jpmq-qfmj-5ch7
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
aliases, references, titleGitHub Advisories
first indexedCVE List, NVD

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In short

CVE-2007-2764 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published May 18, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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