What is CVE-2007-2451?

CVE-2007-2451 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2007-2451 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2451?

CVE-2007-2451 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2451?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-2451. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-2451 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2451 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-2451

Medium

Unspecified vulnerability in drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c in GEODE-AES in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-05-29

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-2451 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.3
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35925
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25596
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24150
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-470-1
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1987
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34545
Kernel patch commit
http://lwn.net/Articles/235711/
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://secunia.com/advisories/25398
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-2451

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-05-29

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2451?

CVE-2007-2451 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2007-2451 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2451?

CVE-2007-2451 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2451?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-2451. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-2451 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-2451 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.