SB2007081404 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Linux kernel

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SB2007081404 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Linux kernel

Published: August 14, 2007

Security Bulletin ID SB2007081404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3848)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges by causing a setuid-root parent process to die, which delivers an attacker-controlled parent process death signal (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References