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CVE-2001-0268 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0353.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2001-q4/0014.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q1/0093.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6222 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/358960 CVEUS Government Resource

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netbsd netbsd
<= 1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
openbsd openbsd
<= 2.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0268
NVD Published Date:
May 3, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0268 Details - Not Deferred