Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5087

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92716

Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5087

Published: September 26, 2007 / Updated: March 8, 2011


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92716
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5087
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2007-5087

Install update from vendor's repository.

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