GCVE-110-CERTCC-2002-405955

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published July 29, 2002

The util-linux package contains a race condition vulnerability that can be used to elevate privileges on the system.

Download JSON Open in Console

Risk Scores

certcc-cam

impact20population15exploitation10widely_known0score_current10.96875ease_of_exploitation13

Aliases

CVE-2002-0638

References

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

advisory

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

url

Browse GCVE Records

72,148 records in the GCVE database · Updated July 14, 2026

No matching records found.

Explore Further

Investigate this vulnerability in the interactive console or download the raw GCVE record.

Open in Console Download JSON