fkie_cve-2007-3848
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-08-14 17:17
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26450
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26500
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26643
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26651
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26664
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27212
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27227
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27322
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27436
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27747
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27913
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28806
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29058
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29570
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33280
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *



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      "value": "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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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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}


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