Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0429
CVE-2002-0429
Description
The iBCS routines in arch/i386/kernel/traps.c for Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86 systems allow local users to kill arbitrary processes via a a binary compatibility interface (lcall).
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Affected products
2- Range: <=2.4.18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
10- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442nvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8420.phpnvd
- www.openwall.com/linux/nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-158.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4259nvd
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