Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0501
CVE-2003-0501
Description
The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.
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References
7- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.htmlnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A328nvd
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