CVE-2007-3848

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=openwall-announce&m=118710356812637&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

84 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux