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CVE-2007-2875

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2007-06-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References