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CVE-2006-1052
The selinux_ptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.44%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 62% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The selinux_ptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an SID of another process.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 59 days later
· 59 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- [git-commits-head] 20060311 [PATCH] selinux: tracer SID fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://selinuxnews.org/wp/index.php/2006/03/13/security-ptrace-bug-cve-2006-1052/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-281-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 25232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [selinux] 20060313 [SECURITY] SELinux ptrace bug (CVE-2006-1052) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 19955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 22417 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10102 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 22093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-1056 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-1052)Record last updated .