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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.154Z

Reserved: 2001-04-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0268

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:40.063

Link: CVE-2001-0268

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