CVE-2007-2875

Impact

Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, when the cpuset filesystem is mounted, allows local users to obtain kernel memory contents by using a large offset when reading the /dev/cpuset/tasks file.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541
• http://osvdb.org/37113
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26760
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24389
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018211
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34779
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9251
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4