Description
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
References (39)
Core 39
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27908
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38841
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26701
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10719
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af
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/28748
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4090
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (18)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux
6.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
7.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
7.10
debian/debian_linux
3.1
debian/debian_linux
4.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.24 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.0 - 2.4.35.2
opensuse/opensuse
10.2
opensuse/opensuse
10.3
... and 8 more
Published
Dec 04, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026