CVE-2001-1384 — HIGH severity vulnerability (ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.)
ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1384 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2001-10-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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