CVE-2006-3626

CVE-2006-3626 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root.

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