CVE-2001-1384

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published: Oct 18, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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