Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2001-0317

Race condition in ptrace in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges by using ptrace to track and modify a running setuid process.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.2.0, 2.4.0
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, vendor-advisory, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)