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:
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.
Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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