CVE-2007-4573
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.82 % · percentile 57 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The IA32 system call emulation functionality in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7, when running on the x86_64 architecture, does not zero extend the eax register after the 32bit entry path to ptrace is used, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %RAX register.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0937.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0938.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26953
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-229.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480451/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/9/21/512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26994
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26995
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25774
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3246
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/9/21/513
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480705/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.7
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9735
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00355.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119062587407908&w=2
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0936.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26917
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2007-4555
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2007-4573
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2007-AVI-416 — Vulnérabilité du noyau Linux · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2007-AVI-234 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple Mac OS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.4.35cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.6.22.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |