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CVE-2006-1052
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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.44%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- [git-commits-head] 20060311 [PATCH] selinux: tracer SID fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://selinuxnews.org/wp/index.php/2006/03/13/security-ptrace-bug-cve-2006-1052/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-281-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 25232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [selinux] 20060313 [SECURITY] SELinux ptrace bug (CVE-2006-1052) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 19955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 22417 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10102 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 22093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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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