Is CVE-2007-2875 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-2875 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-2875?

CVE-2007-2875 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

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

CVE-2007-2875 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2875?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.21.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-2875

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:>= 2.6.21, < 2.6.21.4Fixed in:2.6.21.4CVE-2007-2875derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory18

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.