CVE-2008-0007 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0007 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-0007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0007/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0007/index.md)
Local attackers can read kernel memory via out-of-range offsets in specific drivers lacking range checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-0007?
CVE-2008-0007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0007?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0007?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-0007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8489-wgx7-p63j.