security flaw
Published Jul 31, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.2.10
- 2.2.11
- 2.2.12
- 2.2.13
- 2.2.14
- 2.2.15
- 2.2.16
- 2.2.17
- 2.2.18
- 2.2.19
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:130
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:130
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:129
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:129
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:130 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:130 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:129 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:129 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 60.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00955) | 56.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 53.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3713 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7311.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-079.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-130.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1384 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616683 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1384
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1384
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.