The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lseek, read, and write system calls.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-02-28T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.057Z

Reserved: 2011-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1020

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2011-02-28T16:00:01.930

Modified: 2020-08-12T16:35:27.087

Link: CVE-2011-1020

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1020 - Bugzilla