Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.20 and 2.6.21 does not properly handle an invalid LDT segment selector in %cs (the xcs field) during ptrace single-step operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and OOPS) via certain code that makes ptrace PTRACE_SETREGS and PTRACE_SINGLESTEP requests, related to the TRACE_IRQS_ON function, and possibly related to the arch_ptrace function.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1378-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1378-2 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-3715 | The Linux kernel 2.6.20 and 2.6.21 does not properly handle an invalid LDT segment selector in %cs (the xcs field) during ptrace single-step operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and OOPS) via certain code that makes ptrace PTRACE_SETREGS and PTRACE_SINGLESTEP requests, related to the TRACE_IRQS_ON function, and possibly related to the arch_ptrace function. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-518-1 | linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20 vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T14:28:52.052Z
Reserved: 2007-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-3731
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-09-17T17:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-3731
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN