CVE-2007-4573
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 24, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 28, 2007
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2007:0937vendor-advisory
- 27212third-party-advisory
- 27227third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:0938vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:053vendor-advisory
- 1018748vdb-entry
- 26953third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-2298vendor-advisory
- 20070924 COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call Emulation Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 26978third-party-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20070921 Linux 2.6.22.7mailing-list
- 26934third-party-advisory
- 26994third-party-advisory
- 26995third-party-advisory
- DSA-1504vendor-advisory
- 25774vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:008vendor-advisory
- 26919third-party-advisory
- 27912third-party-advisory
- USN-518-1vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-3246vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20070921 Re: Linux 2.6.22.7mailing-list
- 20070926 Re: COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System CallEmulation Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.7
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9735vdb-entrysignature
- FEDORA-2007-712vendor-advisory
- DSA-1381vendor-advisory
- 20070924 COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Callmailing-list
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3
- MDKSA-2007:196vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:105vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:064vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2007:0936vendor-advisory
- 26955third-party-advisory
- 29058third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1754
- 26917third-party-advisory
- DSA-1378vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:195vendor-advisory
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