SB2007102301 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: October 23, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007102301
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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-2007-3850)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The eHCA driver in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.22, when running on PowerPC, does not properly map userspace resources, which allows local users to read portions of physical address space.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
- http://osvdb.org/45488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10793
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=721151d004dcf01a71b12bb6b893f9160284cf6e