CVE catalog
CVE-2007-4573
linux-2.6
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.82% · Oct 27, 2026
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. x86_64 syscall vulnerability This issue affected users who were running 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5 on x86_64 architecture. It did not affect users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 | fixed |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch3 | fixed |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch3 | fixed |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 | Not reported | DSA-1378-2 | Not reported |
| Debian | fai-kernels | deb | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch3 | Not reported | DSA-1378-2 | Not reported |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch3 | Not reported | DSA-1378-2 | Not reported |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4 | Not reported | DSA-1381-2 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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