CVE-2007-2875

Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, when the cpuset filesystem is mounted, allows local users to obtain kernel memory contents by using a large offset when reading the /dev/cpuset/tasks file.

• CWE-189

• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13Vendor Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4Vendor Advisory
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541Broken Link
• http://osvdb.org/37113Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26133Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26139Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27227Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196Third Party Advisory
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24389Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9251Third Party Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13Vendor Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4Vendor Advisory
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541Broken Link
• http://osvdb.org/37113Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26133Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26139Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27227Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196Third Party Advisory
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24389Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9251Third Party Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2007

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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