CVE-2007-6417

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-12-18
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 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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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24