rPSA-2007-0202-1 kernel

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0202-1
Published: 2007-09-27
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local Root Non-deterministic Information Exposure Updated Versions:

    kernel=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.6.22.9-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:

    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1761

References:

    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4571     http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=600

Description:

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    Previous versions of the Linux kernel have a weakness in the ALSA     subsystem allowing users to read portions of kernel memory. This     weakness is limited to systems with a sound card installed.

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This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Thu Sep 27 18:31:55 2007