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CVE-2007-3848
Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to...
Vulnerability 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).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
- http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.