CVE-2006-1052

SELinux <2.6.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The selinux_ptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an SID of another process.

References (16)

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=114210002712363&w=2

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=114226465106131&w=2

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19955

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/25232

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17830

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm

[Various Sources] http://selinuxnews.org/wp/index.php/2006/03/13/security-ptrace-bug-cve-2006-1052/

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10102

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20157

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/21465

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22093

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22417

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.9%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published May 05, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026