CVE-2007-6417

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.11 through 2.6.23

Description The issue is related to the shmem getpage function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly clear allocated memory in certain rare circumstances involving tmpfs. This could potentially allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.11 through 2.6.23, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue.