| Name | CVE-2007-3912 |
| Description | checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1527-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 440411 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian-goodies (PTS) | bullseye | 0.87 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.88.1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.88.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debian-goodies | source | sarge | 0.23+sarge1 | DSA-1527-1 | ||
| debian-goodies | source | etch | 0.27+etch1 | DSA-1527-1 | ||
| debian-goodies | source | (unstable) | 0.34 | medium | 440411 |