SB2007052901 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: May 29, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007052901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2451)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Unspecified vulnerability in drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c in GEODE-AES in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.3
- http://lwn.net/Articles/235711/
- http://osvdb.org/35925
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24150
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-470-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1987
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34545