Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1074
CVE-2004-1074
Description
The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.
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Affected products
2Patches
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References
17- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11754nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.phpnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20162nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20163nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20202nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20338nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/nvd
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18290nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9751nvd
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