CVE-2007-6417

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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).

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

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://osvdb.org/44120

http://secunia.com/advisories/28141

http://secunia.com/advisories/28706

http://secunia.com/advisories/28806

http://secunia.com/advisories/28971

http://secunia.com/advisories/32023

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27694

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8920

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2007-12-18

Updated: 2018-10-30

Type: CWE-200

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (16 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
79448OracleVM 2.1 : kernel (OVMSA-2008-2006)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
high
67747Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0885)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
60477Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
59126SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4938)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43710CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0885)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
36852Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:112)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
high
34288RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2008:0885)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
31093Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-578-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
30250openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4970)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
30249SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4935)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
30183Ubuntu 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : linux-source-2.6.17/20/22 vulnerabilities (USN-574-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
30144openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4943)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
30143openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4941)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
30142openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4929)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
29756Debian DSA-1436-1 : linux-2.6 - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
801457CentOS RHSA-2008-0885 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high