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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-578-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 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 OSVDB 44120 MLIST http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119743651829347&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119769771026243&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119627664702379&w=2 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086 DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436 BID 27694

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