PT-2007-7273 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Hugh Dickins
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Publicado
2007-12-18
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Atualizado
2018-10-30
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CVE-2007-6417
CVSS v2.0
7.2
Alta
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions 2.6.11 through 2.6.23
Description
The issue is related to the
shmem getpage function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly clear allocated memory in certain rare circumstances involving tmpfs. This could potentially allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions 2.6.11 through 2.6.23, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue.
Correção
DoS
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Linux Kernel
Red Hat