CVE-2007-6206

N/A Unknown
Published: December 04, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27908
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26701
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4090
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38841
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10719
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

suse linux debian canonical opensuse redhat

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