Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0268

Description

The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, when the USER_LDT kernel option is enabled, does not validate a call gate target, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a segment call gate in the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) with a target that specifies an arbitrary kernel address.

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Affected products

NetBSD/NetBSD2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5
- (no CPE)range: <=1.5
OpenBSD/OpenBSD2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8
- (no CPE)range: <=2.8

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References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q1/0093.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/358960nvdUS Government Resource
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0353.htmlnvd
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2001-q4/0014.htmlnvd
www.openbsd.org/errata.htmlnvd
www.osvdb.org/6141nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2739nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6222nvd

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