Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-0429

 

Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-0429

Published: August 12, 2002 / Updated: October 18, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100002
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0429
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate or delete data.

The iBCS routines in arch/i386/kernel/traps.c for Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86 systems allow local users to kill arbitrary processes via a a binary compatibility interface (lcall).


How to mitigate CVE-2002-0429

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources