VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-0729
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.