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kernel: privilege vulnerability on AMD64

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CAN-2004-0001
Created:January 16, 2004 Updated:February 17, 2004
Description: On AMD64 systems, a fix was made to the eflags checking in 32-bit ptrace emulation that could have allowed local users to elevate their privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0001 to this issue.
Alerts:
Gentoo 200402-06 2004-02-17
Red Hat RHSA-2004:017-01 2004-01-13
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