CVE-2007-3912

NameCVE-2007-3912
Descriptioncheckrestart 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1527-1
Debian Bugs440411

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
debian-goodies (PTS)buster0.84fixed
bullseye0.87fixed
bookworm, sid0.88.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
debian-goodiessourcesarge0.23+sarge1DSA-1527-1
debian-goodiessourceetch0.27+etch1DSA-1527-1
debian-goodiessource(unstable)0.34medium440411
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