CVE-2006-1052: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.0 only; version 2.6.1 only; version 2.6.6 only; version 2.6.7 only; version 2.6.8 only; version 2.6.8.1 only; …

Published 2006-05-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.