CVE-2010-0729

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687 signature vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0729?
CVE-2010-0729 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0729?
To fix CVE-2010-0729, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0729 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0729 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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