Description
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to read the environment variables of another process that is still spawning via /proc/.../cmdline.
References (19)
Core 19
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17151
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11937
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11052
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10427
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/38-1/
Issue Tracking vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
32.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.0 (12 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.6 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.7 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.8 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.9 2.6.20
... and 3 more
Published
Jan 10, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026