CVE-2007-6417

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None
Description
The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances related to tmpfs, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2007-6417
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2007-12-18T00:46:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:25:10
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27694
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
http://osvdb.org/44120
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8920
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6417
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6417
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:02:33 Added to TrackCVE