Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-3912

Description

checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.

Affected products

Debian/Debian Goodies2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:debian:debian-goodies:0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:debian-goodies:0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:debian-goodies:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/26675nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/40483nvd
secunia.com/advisories/27079nvd
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1527nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25569nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-526-1nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36475nvd

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