Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0001

 

Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0001

Published: February 17, 2004 / Updated: October 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99954
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0001
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 execute arbitrary code.

Unknown vulnerability in the eflags checking in the 32-bit ptrace emulation for the Linux kernel on AMD64 systems allows local users to gain privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2004-0001

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources