CVE-2003-0501

Low

Description

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 7, 2003
First seenAug 7, 2003

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.20.1—

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