CVE-2007-4573
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2007-09-24
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Affected products
References
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-229.shtml
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/9/21/512
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/9/21/513
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119062587407908&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26953
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26994
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26995
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018748
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0936.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0937.html
