Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1040
CVE-2003-1040
Description
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.
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References
10- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040204-01-U.ascnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/kernel/kmod.c%401.6nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-069.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-106.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15577nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9423nvd
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