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CVE-2007-3740

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.4 Published: 2007-09-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The CIFS filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when Unix extension support is enabled, does not honor the umask of a process, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References