CVE-2007-2875

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541 third party advisory broken link
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24389 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/37113 vdb entry broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9251 vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34779 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018211 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2875?
CVE-2007-2875 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2875?
To fix CVE-2007-2875, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2875 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-2875 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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