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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-0005 EUVD-2007-0009GHSA-wqq7-6mh4-2rxq

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) read and (2) write handlers in the Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-rc3 a…

Published Mar 10, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) read and (2) write handlers in the Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-rc3 allow local users to gain privileges.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 4.0 linux-2.6 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 DSA-1286-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 5 kernel +10 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5 RHSA-2007:0099

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

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