CVE-2007-6417
N/A
Published: December 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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).
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (18)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-399
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