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CVE-2007-6206
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…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.43%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 63% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
39
- 20080208 rPSA-2008-0048-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 30962 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27908 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1436 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28643 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 28141 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1504 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- kernel-core-dump-information-disclosure(38841) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 26701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30110 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28748 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-574-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 28971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [Security-announce] 20080728 VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-578-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31246 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 30818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-6174 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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