CVE-2007-3850

Publication date 23 October 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The eHCA driver in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.22, when running on PowerPC, does not properly map userspace resources, which allows local users to read portions of physical address space.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15 6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.17 6.10 edgy
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.20 7.04 feisty
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.22 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-12.39

Notes

jdstrand

PowerPC only

kees

if CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES is disabled, this doesn't affect us.