strace allows local users to read arbitrary files via memory mapped file names.
Priority LOW 13Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
strace allows local users to read arbitrary files via memory mapped file names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00276 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paul_kranenburg:strace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Paul Kranenburg |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.20 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:paul_kranenburg:strace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Paul Kranenburg
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.20 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0006
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmp9-jf38-4px4
References
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Sources
- CVE-2000-0006 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0006 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmp9-jf38-4px4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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