Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1052

 

Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1052

Published: May 5, 2006 / Updated: October 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99900
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1052
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The selinux_ptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an SID of another process.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-1052

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources