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CVE-2007-4774

The Linux kernel before 2.4.36-rc1 has a race condition.

Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Linux kernel before 2.4.36-rc1 has a race condition. It was possible to bypass systrace policies by flooding the ptraced process with SIGCONT signals, which can can wake up a PTRACED process.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.15.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • taviso.decsystem.org /research.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • osdn.net /projects/linux-kernel-docs/scm/git/linux-2.4.36/listCommit?skip=60 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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