Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-2451
Published: May 29, 2007 / Updated: October 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94784
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2451
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2451
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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