CVE-2000-0506
Description
From CVE.org
The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."
Statement
This issue was fixed in the following products:
- Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:037 (2000-06-20)
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:037 (2000-06-20)
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:037 (2000-06-20)
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