CVE-2003-0462

Low

Description

A race condition in the way env_start and env_end pointers are initialized in the execve system call and used in fs/proc/base.c on Linux 2.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

SeverityLow
CVSS1.2
Exploit probability51. percentile0.6%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 27, 2003
First seenAug 27, 2003

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.10, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.13, 2.4.14, 2.4.15, 2.4.16, 2.4.17, 2.4.18, 2.4.19, 2.4.20, 2.4.21—
mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall8.2—
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux8.2, 9.0—
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1—

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CVE-2003-0462 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar