Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6151

 

Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6151

Published: December 15, 2007 / Updated: September 29, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95212
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6151
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the isdn_ioctl() function in drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2007-6151

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources