CVE-2003-1040
kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040204-01-U.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000820
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/kernel/kmod.c%401.6?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/kernel%7Chist/kernel/kmod.c
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html