RedHatRHSA-2007:0938(RHSA-2007:0938) Important: kernel security update
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.
A flaw was found in ia32 emulation affecting users running 64-bit versions
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86_64 architectures. A local user could
use this flaw to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2007-4573).
Red Hat would like to thank Wojciech Purczynski for reporting this issue.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade to these packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedHat | any | ppc64iseries | kernel | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm |
| RedHat | any | ppc64iseries | kernel-unsupported | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm |
| RedHat | any | ppc64 | kernel-doc | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-doc-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64.rpm |
| RedHat | any | ppc64pseries | kernel-unsupported | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64pseries.rpm |
| RedHat | any | ppc64 | kernel-source | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-source-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64.rpm |
| RedHat | any | ppc64pseries | kernel | <Â 2.4.21-52.EL | kernel-2.4.21-52.EL.ppc64pseries.rpm |
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%