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CVE-2001-0268

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2001-05-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Openbsd OpenbsdNetbsd Netbsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References