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TI-2007-03734 Aliases CVE-2007-3850GHSA-vxvq-55h6-q7q2

The eHCA driver in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.22, when running on PowerPC, does not…

Priority LOW 10CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.21VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:h:apple:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.21 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:h:apple:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0940 Released 2007-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, kernel-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0940

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3850
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxvq-55h6-q7q2

References

Patch 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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