CVE-2006-1052

SELinux <2.6.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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)

Core 16
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25232
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17830
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=114210002712363&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=114226465106131&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10102
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184

Scores

EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 35.4%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0 (14 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 (16 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9 (3 CPE variants)
Published May 05, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026