The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
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Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.20.1 | 2.6.20.1 |
Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |