CVE-2007-3848
Linux kernel <2.4.35 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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).
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Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.9%
Classification
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.4.35
Timeline
Published
Aug 14, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026