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CVE-2008-0007 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/6/457 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30116 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019357 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.17 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:072 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27686 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27705 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0445/references CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9412 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0007
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.