CVE-2007-4774

kernel: race condition can wake up a PTRACED process

Published Jan 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Linux kernel before 2.4.36-rc1 has a race condition. It was possible to bypass systrace policies by flooding the ptraced process with SIGCONT signals, which can can wake up a PTRACED process.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4755 The Linux kernel before 2.4.36-rc1 has a race condition. It was possible to bypass systrace policies by flooding the ptraced process with SIGCONT signals, which can can wake up a PTRACED process.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 15, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 17, 2007, 12:00 AM