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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-6417
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2007-6417

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).

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA28141
  Secunia Advisory: SA28706
  Secunia Advisory: SA28806
  Secunia Advisory: SA28971
  Secunia Advisory: SA32023

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8920

OSVDB
  44120

MLIST
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436

BID
  27694


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