CVE-2004-1070

N/A Unknown
Published: January 10, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat suse trustix turbolinux linux