Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2011-1020
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.92%
Linux
Original Filing — NVD Description
The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lseek, read, and write system calls.