CVE-2007-2875
LOW severity · CVSS 2.1 · CWE-189
2.1CVSS LOW
Summary
Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13Advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4Advisory
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541
- http://osvdb.org/37113
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26647Advisory