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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.154Z
Reserved: 2001-04-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-0268

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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-05-03T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:34:59.443
Link: CVE-2001-0268

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