2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2007-2875

Published: 11/06/2007 Updated: 19/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x prior to 2.6.21.4, when the cpuset filesystem is mounted, allows local users to obtain kernel memory contents by using a large offset when reading the /dev/cpuset/tasks file.

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debian debian linux 3.1

canonical ubuntu linux 7.04

canonical ubuntu linux 6.06

canonical ubuntu linux 6.10

Vendor Advisories

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2007-2172 Thomas Graf reported a typo in the IPv4 protocol handler that could be used by a local a ...
A flaw was discovered in the PPP over Ethernet implementation Local attackers could manipulate ioctls and cause kernel memory consumption leading to a denial of service (CVE-2007-2525) ...
The compat_sys_mount function allowed local users to cause a denial of service when mounting a smbfs filesystem in compatibility mode (CVE-2006-7203) ...
A flaw was discovered in dvb ULE decapsulation A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause a denial of service (CVE-2006-4623) ...