CVE - CVE-2007-3848

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-3848	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20070814 COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded MISC:20070814 COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process DeathSignal Vulnerability URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2 MISC:20070814 Re: COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded MISC:20070815 Re: COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded MISC:20070816 Re: COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded MISC:25387 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387 MISC:26450 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 MISC:26500 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26500 MISC:26643 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26643 MISC:26651 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26651 MISC:26664 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 MISC:27212 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27212 MISC:27227 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 MISC:27322 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27322 MISC:27436 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 MISC:27747 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 MISC:27913 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 MISC:28806 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 MISC:29058 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 MISC:29570 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29570 MISC:33280 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 MISC:DSA-1356 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 MISC:DSA-1503 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 MISC:DSA-1504 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 MISC:MDKSA-2007:195 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDKSA-2007:196 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2007:0939 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html MISC:RHSA-2007:0940 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html MISC:RHSA-2007:1049 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html MISC:RHSA-2008:0787 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2007:053 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:006 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:017 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html MISC:USN-508-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1 MISC:USN-509-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1 MISC:USN-510-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 MISC:[openwall-announce] 20070814 Linux 2.4.35-ow2 URL:http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2 MISC:http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848 URL:http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4 MISC:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648 URL:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10120 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20070718	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070718)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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