CVE-2003-0127

high

Description

The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-03-31

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H