What is CVE-2007-3850?

CVE-2007-3850 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2007-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-3850?

CVE-2007-3850 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-3850?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-3850 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-3850 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2007-3850

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-10-23

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.9

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2007-3850 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

6 total

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=721151d004dcf01a71b12bb6b893f9160284cf6e
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45488
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26161

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-3850

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-10-23

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3850?

CVE-2007-3850 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2007-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-3850?

CVE-2007-3850 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-3850?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-3850 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-3850 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.