Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2007-6417 First vendor Publication 2007-12-17
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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).

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6417

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
50 % CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
50 % CWE-200 Information Exposure

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20546
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20546
Title: DSA-1436-1 linux-2.6 fai-kernels user-mode-linux - several vulnerabilities
Description: Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1436-1
CVE-2006-6058
CVE-2007-5966
CVE-2007-6063
CVE-2007-6206
CVE-2007-6417
 Version: 7
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
 Product(s): linux-2.6
fai-kernels
user-mode-linux
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8920
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8920
Title: 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).
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).
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-6417
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 13

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:112 (kernel)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_112.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-source-2.6.17/20/22 vulnerabilities USN-574-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_574_1.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities USN-578-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_578_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0885-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0885-01_kernel.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1436-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_1436_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
44120 Linux Kernel mm/shmem.c shmem_getpage Function Arbitrary Memory Disclosure

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-11-26 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2008-2006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080924_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-05-17 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-4938.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-112.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-25 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-14 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-578-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-11 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-4935.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-11 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-4970.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-05 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-574-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-01 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-4929.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-01 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-4941.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-01 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-4943.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1436.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2
http://osvdb.org/44120
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27694
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
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