{"cve":"CVE-2004-0427","nvd":{"published":"2004-07-07T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:05:37.493","status":"Modified","description":"The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc","ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc","http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846","http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml","http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:37:11.487553034+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-0427","score":0.00468,"percentile":0.40563,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}