LOW
Privilege escalation via PR_SET_PDEATHSIG
Published Aug 14, 2007
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges by causing a setuid-root parent process to die, which delivers an attacker-controlled parent process death signal (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.35
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1049
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0939
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0940
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0787 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0001 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1049 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0940 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00363
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00363
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 27.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 27.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (46)
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- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3848
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 14, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 18, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3848
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a