What is CVE-2007-4774?

CVE-2007-4774 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2007-4774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4774?

CVE-2007-4774 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-4774?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-4774. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-4774 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-4774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2007-4774

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-01-15

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2007-4774 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-4774 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Taviso
http://taviso.decsystem.org/research.html

Third Party Advisory
Osdn
https://osdn.net/projects/linux-kernel-docs/scm/git/linux-2.4.36/listCommit?skip=60

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-4774

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.9 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-01-15

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4774?

CVE-2007-4774 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2007-4774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4774?

CVE-2007-4774 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-4774?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-4774. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-4774 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-4774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →