Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6151
Published: December 15, 2007 / Updated: September 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95212
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6151
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2007-6151
Install update from vendor's repository.
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=eafe1aa37e6ec2d56f14732b5240c4dd09f0613a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27497
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10971