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HistoryDec 18, 2007 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2007-6417

2007-12-1800:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
17

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

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).

Bugs

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%