CVE-2008-0007 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/6/457 http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 http://secunia.com/advisories/28826 http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 http://secunia.com/advisories/29570 http://secunia.com/advisories/30018 http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 http://secunia.com/advisories/30116 http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 http://securitytracker.com/id?1019357 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.17 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:072 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27686 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27705 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0445/references http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A9412