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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2003-0127

Published: Mar 31, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0127
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.3 (including)2.2.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.4 (including)2.2.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.5 (including)2.2.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.6 (including)2.2.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.7 (including)2.2.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.8 (including)2.2.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.9 (including)2.2.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.10 (including)2.2.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.11 (including)2.2.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.12 (including)2.2.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.13 (including)2.2.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.14 (including)2.2.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.15 (including)2.2.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.16 (including)2.2.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.17 (including)2.2.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.18 (including)2.2.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.19 (including)2.2.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.20 (including)2.2.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.21 (including)2.2.21 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.22 (including)2.2.22 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.23 (including)2.2.23 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.2.24 (including)2.2.24 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.4 (including)2.4.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.5 (including)2.4.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.6 (including)2.4.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.7 (including)2.4.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.8 (including)2.4.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.9 (including)2.4.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.10 (including)2.4.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.11 (including)2.4.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.12 (including)2.4.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.13 (including)2.4.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.14 (including)2.4.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.15 (including)2.4.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.16 (including)2.4.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.17 (including)2.4.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.18 (including)2.4.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.19 (including)2.4.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.20 (including)2.4.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.4.21-pre1 (including)2.4.21-pre1 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.3RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 9RedHat*
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1RedHat*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntudapper*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntuedgy*

References

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