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CVE-2001-0317
Race condition in ptrace in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges by using ptrace to track and modify a running…
Low3.7EPSS 0.72%
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Description
Race condition in ptrace in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges by using ptrace to track and modify a running setuid process.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.72% · top 46% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- RHSA-2001:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- linux-ptrace-modify-process(6080) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- 20010213 Trustix Security Advisory - proftpd, kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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