Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-1237

 

Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-1237

Published: April 14, 2005 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99931
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1237
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 perform service disruption.

Unknown vulnerability in the system call filtering code in the audit subsystem for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2004-1237

Install update from vendor's repository.

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