Description
The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1322 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000%40alfa.elzabsoft.pl ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html ↗