CVE-2001-0317

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Race condition in ptrace in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges by using ptrace to track and modify a running setuid process.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.2.0, 2.4.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-009.0.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-013.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6080
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-009.0.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-013.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6080

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