Unspecified vulnerability in the grsecurity patch has unspecified impact and remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the grsecurity patch has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than the expand_stack vulnerability from the Digital Armaments 20070110 pre-advisory. NOTE: the grsecurity developer has disputed this issue, stating that "the function they claim the vulnerability to be in is a trivial function, which can, and has been, easily checked for any supposed vulnerabilities." The developer also cites a past disclosure that was not proven
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Grsecurity |
- cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Grsecurity
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h7g-j24x-p7v7
References
More Grsecurity Kernel Patch vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-00248 Unspecified vulnerability in the expand_stack function in grsecurity PaX allows local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-00219 The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.8 does not properly handle when the admin… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-01745 grsecurity 1.9.4 for Linux kernel 2.4.18 allows local users to bypass read-only… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2008-01863 The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.11-2.6.24.5 and 2.1.11-2.4.36.2 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2007-0253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h7g-j24x-p7v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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