CVE 2007-3848
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).
Related bugs and status
CVE-2007-3848 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #94186: 3c59x - 10/100 NIC fails to link to gigabit switch
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94186 | 3c59x - 10/100 NIC fails to link to gigabit switch | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 94186 | 3c59x - 10/100 NIC fails to link to gigabit switch | linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 94186 | 3c59x - 10/100 NIC fails to link to gigabit switch | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #121111: Ibex alpha 2 won't load on Dell Inspiron 1501
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121111 | Ibex alpha 2 won't load on Dell Inspiron 1501 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #125250: Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected.
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux (Ubuntu Jaunty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 125250 | Don't recognise USB Pendrive -> sr0: disc change detected. | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu Jaunty) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
Bug #182716: bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work.
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | Ubuntu | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | Linux | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | linux (Mandriva) | Undecided | New | ||
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 182716 | bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work. | linux (Baltix) | Undecided | New | ||
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