The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 3.0

Priority: P2 - Serious (High)

• S1 – Steal Customer Account Information

EPSS

Score: 0.00223
Percentile: 0.45

CVSS Scoring

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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