Upstream 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).SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 1.9 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2007:051, published Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2007:053, published Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2008:006, published Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2008:017, published Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 15:43:38 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:21:55 2023