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CVE-2007-2875 json

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 fil…

published 2007-06-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2867

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.13, 2.6.21.4
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0705

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-2875 updated

cpuset information leak

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0705

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Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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