Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1384

 

Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1384

Published: October 18, 2001 / Updated: November 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99984
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1384
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2001-1384

Install update from vendor's repository.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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