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.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.0 (including) | 2.2.0 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.1 (including) | 2.2.1 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.2 (including) | 2.2.2 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.3 (including) | 2.2.3 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.4 (including) | 2.2.4 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.5 (including) | 2.2.5 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.6 (including) | 2.2.6 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.7 (including) | 2.2.7 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.8 (including) | 2.2.8 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.9 (including) | 2.2.9 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.10 (including) | 2.2.10 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.11 (including) | 2.2.11 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.12 (including) | 2.2.12 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.13 (including) | 2.2.13 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.14 (including) | 2.2.14 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.15 (including) | 2.2.15 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.16 (including) | 2.2.16 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.17 (including) | 2.2.17 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.18 (including) | 2.2.18 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.2.19 (including) | 2.2.19 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.2 (including) | 2.4.2 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.3 (including) | 2.4.3 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.7 (including) | 2.4.7 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.8 (including) | 2.4.8 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.9 (including) | 2.4.9 (including) |
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.10 (including) | 2.4.10 (including) |
Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * |