Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2007-4774
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- taviso.decsystem.org/research.html (Third Party Advisory)
- osdn.net/projects/linux-kernel-docs/scm/git/linux-2.4.36/listCommit (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4774?
- CVE-2007-4774 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2007-4774?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.