CVE-2007-6206 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Kernel

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure7 documents6 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
12
Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+9 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages9 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.0 — 2.6.24+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 3.1, 4.0, Ubuntu Linux 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, Enterprise Linux 4.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c42f-578r-22gx: The do_coredump function in fs/exec↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2007-6206: The do_coredump function in fs/exec↗2007-12-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2008-02-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2008-02-04
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Red Hat
Issue with core dump owner↗2004-07-10
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6206 Issue with core dump owner↗2007-11-23
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