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.
References
Link Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest spirity
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso spirity
http://secunia.com/advisories/26500 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26643 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27212 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27322 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.22-git14.log cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25348 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1650 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3105 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10371 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3105 cve-icon
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:05:29.306Z

Reserved: 2007-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3105

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-07-27T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-3105

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-3105 - Bugzilla