Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges by causing a setuid-root parent process to die, which delivers an attacker-controlled parent process death signal (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG).
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120
Source: MITRE
Published: 2007-08-14
Updated: 2018-10-15
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 1.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: LOW
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.4.35 (inclusive)
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
67609 | Oracle Linux 3 : kernel (ELSA-2007-1049) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
67581 | Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0940) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
67580 | Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0939) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
60321 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64 | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
60280 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64 | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
60272 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
59123 | SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4186) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
43654 | CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2007:0940) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
37953 | CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2007:0939) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
35323 | RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2009:0001) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
31148 | Debian DSA-1504-1 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
31147 | Debian DSA-1503-1 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
30142 | openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4929) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
29487 | SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4185) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
29203 | RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2007:1049) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
29190 | CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2007:1049) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
28114 | Ubuntu 7.04 : linux-source-2.6.20 vulnerabilities (USN-510-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
28113 | Ubuntu 6.10 : linux-source-2.6.17 vulnerabilities (USN-509-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
28112 | Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-508-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
27734 | Fedora 7 : kernel-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 (2007-1785) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | low |
27616 | RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2007:0939) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
27565 | RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2007:0940) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
27561 | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2007:195) | Nessus | Mandriva Local Security Checks | high |
25909 | Debian DSA-1356-1 : linux-2.6 - several vulnerabilities | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
801441 | CentOS RHSA-2007-1049 Security Check | Log Correlation Engine | Generic | high |
801440 | CentOS RHSA-2007-0940 Security Check | Log Correlation Engine | Generic | high |
801439 | CentOS RHSA-2007-0939 Security Check | Log Correlation Engine | Generic | high |