7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2007-6417

Published: 18/12/2007 Updated: 30/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to and including 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).

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Secur ...
The minix filesystem did not properly validate certain filesystem values If a local attacker could trick the system into attempting to mount a corrupted minix filesystem, the kernel could be made to hang for long periods of time, resulting in a denial of service This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 704 and 710 (CVE-2006-6058) ...
The minix filesystem did not properly validate certain filesystem values If a local attacker could trick the system into attempting to mount a corrupted minix filesystem, the kernel could be made to hang for long periods of time, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2006-6058) ...
Several local 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-2006-6058 LMH reported an issue in the minix filesystem that allows local users with mount privileges to crea ...