SB2000060901 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel
Published: June 9, 2000 Updated: November 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2000060901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0506)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The 'capabilities' feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the 'Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability.'
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000@alfa.elzabsoft.pl