SB2020011529 - Race condition in Linux kernel
Published: January 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020011529
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4774)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The Linux kernel before 2.4.36-rc1 has a race condition. It was possible to bypass systrace policies by flooding the ptraced process with SIGCONT signals, which can can wake up a PTRACED process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.