CVE-2007-2764: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: affected versions not specified

Published 2007-05-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.