Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2007-6434

Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to create low pages in virtual userspace memory and bypass mmap_min_addr protection via a crafted executable file that calls the do_brk function.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.23
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)