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).
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 6.06 | noarch | linux-source-2.6.15 | < 2.6.15-51.66 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 6.10 | noarch | linux-source-2.6.17 | < 2.6.17.1-12.43 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 7.04 | noarch | linux-source-2.6.20 | < 2.6.20-16.34 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 7.10 | noarch | linux-source-2.6.22 | < 2.6.22-14.51 | UNKNOWN |