CVE-2007-6417

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-12-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances related to tmpfs, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.11, 2.6.12, 2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.6.15, 2.6.16 (+7)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2
http://osvdb.org/44120
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086

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