Description
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 16, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified