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CVE-2007-4573
Published: Sep 24, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The IA32 system call emulation functionality in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7, when running on the x86_64 architecture, does not zero extend the eax register after the 32bit entry path to ptrace is used, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %RAX register.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2007:0937
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
27212
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
27227
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2007:0938
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SA:2007:053
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
1018748
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
26953
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2007-2298
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
20070924 COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call Emulation Vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
26978
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[linux-kernel] 20070921 Linux 2.6.22.7
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
26934
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
26994
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
26995
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1504
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
25774
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDVSA-2008:008
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
26919
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
27912
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-518-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
ADV-2007-3246
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
[linux-kernel] 20070921 Re: Linux 2.6.22.7
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
20070926 Re: COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System CallEmulation Vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.7
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9735
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
FEDORA-2007-712
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
DSA-1381
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
20070924 COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDKSA-2007:196
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
MDVSA-2008:105
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SA:2007:064
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2007:0936
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
26955
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
29058
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1754
x_refsource_CONFIRM
26917
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1378
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDKSA-2007:195
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
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