Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2875

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Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2875

Published: June 12, 2007 / Updated: October 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92868
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2875
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2007-2875

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.20-16.31

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