CVE-2004-0138

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

The ELF loader in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file with an interpreter with an invalid arch (architecture), which triggers a BUG() when an invalid VMA is unmapped.

The ELF loader in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file with an interpreter with an invalid arch (architecture), which triggers a BUG() when an invalid VMA is unmapped.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 20 years ago

2004-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-11 01:29:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.4.0

2.4.0

Linux Kernel 2.4.1

2.4.1

Linux Kernel 2.4.2

2.4.2

Linux Kernel 2.4.3

2.4.3

Linux Kernel 2.4.4

2.4.4

Linux Kernel 2.4.5

2.4.5

Linux Kernel 2.4.6

2.4.6

Linux Kernel 2.4.7

2.4.7

Linux Kernel 2.4.8

2.4.8

Linux Kernel 2.4.9

2.4.9

Linux Kernel 2.4.10

2.4.10

Linux Kernel 2.4.11

2.4.11

Linux Kernel 2.4.12

2.4.12

Linux Kernel 2.4.13

2.4.13

Linux Kernel 2.4.14

2.4.14

Linux Kernel 2.4.15

2.4.15

Linux Kernel 2.4.16

2.4.16

Linux Kernel 2.4.17

2.4.17

Linux Kernel 2.4.18

2.4.18

Linux Kernel 2.4.19

2.4.19

Linux Kernel 2.4.20

2.4.20

Linux Kernel 2.4.21

2.4.21

Linux Kernel 2.4.22

2.4.22

Linux Kernel 2.4.23

2.4.23

Linux Kernel 2.4.24

2.4.24

References

http://kernel.debian.net/debian/pool/main/kernel-source-2.4.17/kernel-source-2.4.17_2.4.17-1woody4_ia64.changes

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.25

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@4021346f79nBb-4X_usRikR3Iyb4Vg

20162

Patch, Vendor Advisory

20163

Patch, Vendor Advisory

20202

Patch, Vendor Advisory

20338

DSA-1067

Patch, Vendor Advisory

DSA-1069

Patch, Vendor Advisory

DSA-1070

Patch, Vendor Advisory

DSA-1082

Patch, Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2004:504

RHSA-2004:549

18174

linux-kernel-elfloader-dos(43124)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10123

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