Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1353

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1353

Published: April 24, 2007 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94786
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1353
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 gain access to sensitive information.

The setsockopt function in the L2CAP and HCI Bluetooth support in the Linux kernel before 2.4.34.3 allows context-dependent attackers to read kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors involving the copy_from_user function accessing an uninitialized stack buffer.


How to mitigate CVE-2007-1353

Install update from vendor's repository.

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