4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.023 Low
EPSS
Percentile
89.6%
The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2,
using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is
attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service
(crash).