PT-2007-7279 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2007-12-18 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-6434

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.6.23

Description The issue allows local users to bypass mmap min addr protection by creating low pages in virtual userspace memory. This is achieved through a crafted executable file that calls the do brk function.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.6.23, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6434

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• 🔥 http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc5 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6434 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28070 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/40907 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4200 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26831 · Note