CVE-2007-3740

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-09-14
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.12.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.12.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2007-0705	2007-09-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-8.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2007-0705	2007-09-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-8.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2007-0705	2007-09-14