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CVE-2003-0501

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.20.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A328
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html

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