CVE-2007-6151 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-6151?

CVE-2007-6151 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The isdn_ioctl function in isdn_common.c in Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted ioctl struct in which iocts is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6151?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6151?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-6151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vgjg-q2cg-9f2h.