Candidate: CVE-2006-3626 References: FULLDISC:20060714, http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047907.html http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=18b0bbd8ca6d3cb90425aa0d77b99a762c6d6de3 Description: Linux kernel 0day - dynamite inside, don't burn your fingers Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root. Notes: Bugs: upstream: released (2.6.16.25, 2.6.17.5) linux-2.6: released (2.6.16-17, 2.6.17-4) 2.6.8-sarge-security: released (2.6.8-16sarge4) 2.4.27-sarge-security: N/A