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CVE-2010-0729 json

A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on…

published 2010-03-16 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0755

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0394

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0729 updated cvss 4.6

kernel: ia64: ptrace: peek_or_poke requests miss ptrace_check_attach()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0394

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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