CVE-2001-0268 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and)
The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, when the USER_LDT kernel option is enabled, does not validate a call gate target, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a segment call gate in the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) with a target that specifies an arbi
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0268 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, when the USER_LDT kernel option is enabled, does not validate a call gate target, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a segment call gate in the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) with a target that specifies an arbitrary kernel address. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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