ktrace in BSD-based operating systems allows the owner of a process with special privileges to trace the process after its privileges have been lowered, which may allow the owner to obtain sensitive information that the process obtained while it was running with the extra privileges.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.2-stable (including) | 6.2-stable (including) |
| Openbsd | Openbsd | * | * |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=102650797504351\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9474.php
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ktrace
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5133
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=102650797504351\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9474.php
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ktrace
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5133