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CVE-2007-3105
Stack-based buffer overflow in the random number generator (RNG) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 might allow local root…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the random number generator (RNG) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 might allow local root users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the default wakeup threshold to a value greater than the output pool size, which triggers writing random numbers to the stack by the pool transfer function involving "bound check ordering". NOTE: this issue might only cross privilege boundaries in environments that have granular assignment of privileges for root.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (28)
- RHSA-2007:0940 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27747 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27212 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27227 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26664 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26643 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 27322 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1363 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 26651 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1650 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-510-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-1504 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-509-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 26647 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:216 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:196 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26500 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-508-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 27436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.22-git14.log (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:195 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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