CVE-2004-1073

Low

Description

The open_exec function in the execve functionality (exec.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, allows local users to read non-readable ELF binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJan 10, 2005
First seenJan 10, 2005

How to fix

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, 2.4.22, 2.4.23, 2.4.23_ow2, 2.4.24, 2.4.24_ow1, 2.4.25, 2.4.26, 2.4.27, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6_test9_cvs—
redhat enterprise_linux2.1, 3.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop3.0—
redhat fedora_corecore_2.0, core_3.0—
redhat linux_advanced_workstation2.1—
suse suse_linux1.0, 8, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2—
trustix secure_linux1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2—
turbolinux turbolinux_server10.0—

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