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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0506

CVE-2000-0506

Description

The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."

Affected products

19
  • Linux/Kernel19 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:pre16:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15_pre20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.16:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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