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SUSE-SA:2003:021: kernel

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SUSE-SA:2003:021: kernel

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/25/2003
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/08/2005
Modified
11/18/2015

Description

The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

Solution(s)

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