cve-2007-6417
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-12-18 00:00
Modified
2024-08-07 16:02
Severity
Summary
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).
Impacted products
VendorProduct
n/an/a
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