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.
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-2003-238.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A328 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 ↗