CVE-2024-6760 — ktrace(2) fails to detach when executing a setuid binary
A logic bug in the code which disables kernel tracing for setuid programs meant that tracing was not disabled when it should have, allowing unprivileged users to trace and inspe…
Published: 2024-08-11 · CVSS: 7.5 · CVSS 3.1
A logic bug in the code which disables kernel tracing for setuid programs meant that tracing was not disabled when it should have, allowing unprivileged users to trace and inspect the behavior of setuid programs. The bug may be used by an unprivileged user to read the contents of files to which they would not otherwise have access, such as the local password database.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7