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...

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...