SUSE CVE-2007-6417

The shmemgetpage 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...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:112)

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and probably other versions, does not properly check feature lengths, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code,...

Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:112 (kernel)

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:112 kernel Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under t...

tmpfs: restore missing clear_highpage (kernels from 2.6.11 up)

The shmemgetpage 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...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4935)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory. CVE-2008-0007 - Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local attackers to corrupt directory contents...

Code injection

The shmemgetpage 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...

CVE-2007-6417

The connected Nessus entry links CVE-2007-6417 to the Linux kernel, affecting 2.6.11–2.6.23. The root cause is in shmem_getpage (mm/shmem.c) where allocated memory is not properly cleared in rare tmpfs-related paths, potentially allowing local users to read sensitive kernel data or crash the syst...

CVE-2007-6417

The shmemgetpage 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...