Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for Linux Kernel 2.6

CVE-2004-1337 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly handle the credentials of a process that is launched before the module is loaded, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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