CVE-2007-6206

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-12-04
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	2.1
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24