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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-07-31T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:08.448Z

Reserved: 2002-07-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1384

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:37:33.767

Link: CVE-2001-1384

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2001-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1384 - Bugzilla