CVE-2007-6417

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 18 Dec 2007, 00:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 16:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Dec 2007, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 16:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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).

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.11 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.14 | 2.6.15 | 2.6.16 | 2.6.17 | 2.6.18 | 2.6.19 | 2.6.20 | 2.6.21 | 2.6.22 | 2.6.23

References (18)