Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6206
Published: December 4, 2007 / Updated: August 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95213
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-2007-6206
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the do_coredump() function in fs/exec.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-6206
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.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/27908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
- 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-2008-0089.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26701
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4090
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38841
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10719