CVE-2010-0729

kernel: ia64: ptrace: peek_or_poke requests miss ptrace_check_attach()

Published Mar 16, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0755 A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 16, 2010, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 22, 2010, 12:00 AM