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."
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:31.163Z
Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-0506

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2000-06-09T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2000-0506
