CVE-2010-0729

N/A Unknown
Published: March 16, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

redhat

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