CVE-2007-3107 json
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 ca…
published 2007-07-10 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3099
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
- kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
- kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
- kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
- kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0595
- redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0595.html advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25963 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-3107 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0595
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Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0595.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/25963
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-574-1
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/25955
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27227
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/26664
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28706
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018347
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/37118
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9936
vdb-entry, signature
- bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=245580
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securityfocus.com
/bid/24845
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/35383
vdb-entry
- kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-3107
- NVD CVE-2007-3107
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