The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and…

Description

The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (31)

• 2007-0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 24098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23609 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9648 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 23436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21663 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 24100 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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
• ADV-2006-5082 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 33280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 24482 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1304 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 25714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0787 (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
• 25691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 31246 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:23 UTC.