#VU95213 Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6206 

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#VU95213 Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6206

Published: December 4, 2007 / Updated: August 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95213
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6206
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the do_coredump() function in fs/exec.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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