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title: "CVE-2007-3107\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-3107

Publication date 10 July 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.43 |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.6.20-16.34 |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.6.22-12.39 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3107)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3107)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-3107)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3107)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-574-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-574-1)
+ Linux kernel vulnerabilities
+ 4 February 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3107>
