CVE-2007-6417

CVE-2007-6417 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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).

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