CVE-2000-0506
First published: Fri Jun 09 2000(Updated: )
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."
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | =2.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.30 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.33 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.34 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.35 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.36 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.37 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.0.38 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15-pre16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15_pre20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.16-pre5 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000@alfa.elzabsoft.pl
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.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
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- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
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- vendor/linux
- canonical/linux kernel
- version/linux kernel/2.0
- version/linux kernel/2.0.30
- version/linux kernel/2.0.33
- version/linux kernel/2.0.34
- version/linux kernel/2.0.35
- version/linux kernel/2.0.36
- version/linux kernel/2.0.37
- version/linux kernel/2.0.38
- version/linux kernel/2.1
- version/linux kernel/2.2.0
- version/linux kernel/2.2.10
- version/linux kernel/2.2.12
- version/linux kernel/2.2.13
- version/linux kernel/2.2.14
- version/linux kernel/2.2.15
- version/linux kernel/2.2.15-pre16
- version/linux kernel/2.2.15_pre20
- version/linux kernel/2.2.16
- version/linux kernel/2.2.16-pre5