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CVE-2007-0958 json

Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and trig…

published 2007-02-15 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0952

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and triggering a core dump, a variant of CVE-2004-1073.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0488RHSA-2007:0099

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0958 updated

core-dumping unreadable binaries via PT_INTERP

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0099
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0488
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0099
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0488

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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References

Sources

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