{"cve":"CVE-2007-6206","nvd":{"published":"2007-12-04T00:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:47:36.493","status":"Modified","description":"The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3043","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c46f739dd39db3b07ab5deb4e3ec81e1c04a91af","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","opensuse:opensuse","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-6206","score":0.00425,"percentile":0.36769,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}