CVE-2008-0007
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-0007 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-02-08 02:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1565-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Linux Kernel Drivers Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| rPath update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Exploit |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1504-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Advisories | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | |
| Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16 and Prior Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Linux Kernel Driver Fault Handler 'mmap.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:174 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| USN-618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| LKML: Greg KH: [patch 60/73] vm audit: add VM_DONTEXPAND to mmap for drivers that need it (CVE-2008-0007) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | Exploit |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:072 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| VMware ESX Server update for Samba and vmnix - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1503-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:112 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.