CVE-2001-1384

N/A Unknown

Published: October 18, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3713

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7311.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-079.php3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-129.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-130.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt