Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2007-6206
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.24
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- openSUSE — versions 10.2, 10.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 4.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 4.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 4.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 4.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30962 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27908 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28643 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28141 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28826 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28706 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)