What is CVE-2007-2875?

CVE-2007-2875 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2007-2875 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2875?

CVE-2007-2875 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2875?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-2875 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-2875 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2875 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-2875

Low

Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, when the cpuset filesystem is mounted, allows local users to obtain kernel memory contents by using a large offset when reading the /dev/cpuset/tasks file.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-06-11

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2007-2875 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

23 total

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.13

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24389

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Labs
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541

Broken Link
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/37113

Broken Link

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-2875

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-06-11

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2875?

CVE-2007-2875 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2007-2875 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2875?

CVE-2007-2875 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-2875?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-2875 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-2875 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-2875 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.