CVE-2007-0958

N/A Unknown

Published: February 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and triggering a core dump, a variant of CVE-2004-1073.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/35930

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24482

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/24752

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/24777

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25078

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25714

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25838

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26289

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22903

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10343

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/35930