CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: a certain red hat patch for the linux kernel in red hat enterprise linux (rhel) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2010-03-16
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: a certain red hat patch for the linux kernel in red hat enterprise linux (rhel) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2010-03-16
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19
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