rPSA-2007-0198-1 kernel

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0198-1
Published: 2007-09-24
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Critical
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation Updated Versions:

    kernel=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.6.22.7-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:

    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1754

References:

    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4573

Description:

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    Previous versions of the Linux kernel have a weakness limited to x86_64     systems which an attacker could exploit to run arbitrary code with root     priviledges.

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This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Mon Sep 24 16:47:43 2007