CVE-2001-0268 | BDVDB-2026-2376 Detail
Description#
The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, when the USER_LDT kernel option is enabled, does not validate a call gate target, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a segment call gate in the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) with a target that specifies an arbitrary kernel address.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2001-q4/0014.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q1/0093.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/358960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2739
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#userldt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0353.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/6141
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.