The IA32 system call emulation functionality in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7, when running on the x86_64 architecture, does not zero extend the eax register after the 32bit entry path to ptrace is used, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %RAX register.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2007-09-24T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.784Z
Reserved: 2007-08-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-4573
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2007-09-24T22:17:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:35:55.607
Link: CVE-2007-4573
Redhat