CVE-2003-0127

N/A Unknown

Published: March 31, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt