CVE-2008-0007

Linux kernel <2.6.22.17 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (37)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:072

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html

[Various Sources] http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html

[Exploit] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/6/457

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1019357

[Exploit] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.17

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9412

[Third Party Advisory] http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27686

... and 17 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 28.8%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.22.16

Timeline

Published Feb 08, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026