6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp.
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt
download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2
online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3713
www.iss.net/security_center/static/7311.php
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-079.php3
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3
www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-129.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-130.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447