CVE-2007-4573

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-4573
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-24 22:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All x86_64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1381-2 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:008 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.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
Linux Kernel ptrace Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Linux Kernel IA32 System Call Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1754 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
LKML: Chris Wright: Re: Linux 2.6.22.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:196 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: kernel-2.6.22.7-57.fc6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Linux Kernel Ptrace Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[Full-disclosure] COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.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
Fedora update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:105 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
LKML: Chris Wright: Linux 2.6.22.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:195 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
USN-518-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-09-27Mark J CoxThis issue affected users who were running 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5 on x86_64 architecture. It did not affect users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. Updates are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 to correct this issue. New kernel packages along with our advisory are available at the URL below as well as via the Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/CVE-2007-4573.html

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