CVE-2001-0268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00098.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0268	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0353.html
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
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#userldt
http://www.osvdb.org/6141
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2739
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6222

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.154Z

Reserved: 2001-04-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0268

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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