Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0887
Published: January 27, 2005 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99938
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0887
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on the S/390 platform does not properly handle a certain privileged instruction, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2004-0887
Install update from vendor's repository.