CVE-2003-1040
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
Modified
Published: 23 Mar 2004, 05:00
Last modified:08 Aug 2024, 02:12
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100 CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
23 Mar 2004, 05:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Aug 2024, 02:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
CVSS Metrics
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 23%
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
2.4.0
References (10)
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040204-01-U.asc
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15577
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000820
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-069.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-106.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9423
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/kernel/kmod.c%401.6?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/kernel%7Chist/kernel/kmod.c
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html