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high 7.2

CVE-2001-1384 json

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or…

published 2001-10-18 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1364

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp.

Patch / fix

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2001-1384 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Linux 6.2 Red Hat Linux 7.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2001:130
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2001:129

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21124)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21124 Linux Kernel 2.2/2.4 - Ptrace/Setuid Exec Privilege Escalation local, 2001-10-18

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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References

Sources

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