Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-3848
CVE-2007-3848
Description
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).
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References
42- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26450nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26500nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26643nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26651nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26664nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27212nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27227nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27322nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27436nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27747nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27913nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28806nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29058nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29570nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33280nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476464/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476538/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476677/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10120nvd
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