Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-0007

 

Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-0007

Published: February 8, 2008 / Updated: October 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95744
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-2008-0007
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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.

Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.


How to mitigate CVE-2008-0007

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources