CVE-2007-6206
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 4, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 3, 2007
Description
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
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
- 20080208 rPSA-2008-0048-1 kernelmailing-list
- 30962third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043
- 27908third-party-advisory
- DSA-1436vendor-advisory
- 28643third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:007vendor-advisory
- 28141third-party-advisory
- 28826third-party-advisory
- 28706third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:112vendor-advisory
- DSA-1504vendor-advisory
- kernel-core-dump-information-disclosure(38841)vdb-entry
- 26701vdb-entry
- 28889third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
- 30110third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2222vdb-entry
- 33280third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:086vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:044vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10719vdb-entrysignature
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af
- DSA-1503vendor-advisory
- 28748third-party-advisory
- USN-574-1vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-4090vdb-entry
- 29058third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0211vendor-advisory
- 28971third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0787vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0089vendor-advisory
- [Security-announce] 20080728 VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnixmailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2008:030vendor-advisory
- USN-578-1vendor-advisory
- 31246third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0055vendor-advisory
- 30818third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:032vendor-advisory
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