CVE-2007-3848

Linux kernel <2.4.35 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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).

References (42)

Core 42

Core References

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27747

Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27212

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27227

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/26664

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/26643

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/28806

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27913

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27322

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/26651

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33280

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/26500

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/26450

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/27436

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/29570

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195

Scores

EPSS 0.0036

EPSS Percentile 29.1%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.4.35

Published Aug 14, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026