CVE-2007-2875
N/A
Published: June 11, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.6.20.132.6.21 ≤ v < 2.6.21.4
Affected range stops below 2.6.20.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.6.21.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (23)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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