CVE-2000-0506

Public Date:
2000-06-09
Bugzilla:
1616485: CVE-2000-0506 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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."

Find out more about CVE-2000-0506 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
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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