CVE-2006-1052: Low severity Linux Linux kernel vulnerability
Published May 5, 2006
·Updated
The selinuxptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an SID of another process.
Affected Software
148 affected components
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11_rc1_bk6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6_test9_cvs
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.17-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16_rc7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-2.6.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8.1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.15.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.16-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.13.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
May 5, 2006
CVE Published
12:46 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2006-1052?
CVE-2006-1052 has a moderate severity rating as it allows local users with ptrace permissions to alter the tracer security identifier.
2
How do I fix CVE-2006-1052?
To fix CVE-2006-1052, update your Linux kernel to the latest version or apply the available security patches.
3
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2006-1052?
CVE-2006-1052 affects Linux kernel versions 2.6.0 through 2.6.6.
4
What is the impact of CVE-2006-1052?
The impact of CVE-2006-1052 is that it can allow local users to escalate their privileges by changing process security identifiers.
5
Are there any workarounds for CVE-2006-1052?
As a workaround for CVE-2006-1052, restrict ptrace permissions to trusted users or limit access to the affected systems.