CVE-2003-0986

Low

Description

Various routines for the ppc64 architecture on Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 2.6.2 and 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 do not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernelspace, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.7
Exploit probability29. percentile0.3%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedDec 31, 2003
First seenDec 31, 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, 2.4.18, 2.4.19, 2.4.21, 2.4.22, 2.4.23, 2.4.23_ow2, 2.4.24, 2.4.24_ow1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2—
redhat enterprise_linux3.0—

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CVE-2003-0986 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar