CVE-2007-3740

Summary

CVECVE-2007-3740
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-14 01:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe CIFS filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when Unix extension support is enabled, does not honor the umask of a process, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.2.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:008 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1504-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1378-2 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ASA-2007-474 (RHSA-2007-0939) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Avaya Products Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel CIFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:105 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 253314 – CVE-2007-3740 CIFS should honor umask af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-518-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-10-18Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.

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