CVE-2001-1384

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp.

Exploit likelihood

0.95%Down 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2001-1384
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-1384
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-1364 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-1364
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqcp-3f72-59xm No score

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root...

Record: GHSA-vqcp-3f72-59xm
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Linux Kernel 2.2/2.4 - Ptrace/Setuid Exec Privilege Escalation	2001-10-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-1384 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linux Kernel, published October 18, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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