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CVE-2007-6434
Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to create low pages in virtual userspace memory and bypass mmap_min_addr protection via a crafted…
Low2.1EPSS 0.44%
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Description
Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to create low pages in virtual userspace memory and bypass mmap_min_addr protection via a crafted executable file that calls the do_brk function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- ADV-2007-4200 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 40907 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 26831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28070 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
Record last updated .