CVE-2003-0127
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2003-0127 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2003-03-31 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.21 | pre1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-311-1 linux-kernel-2.4.18 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-312-1 kernel-patch-2.4.18-powerpc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-332-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#628849 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Gentoo Linux — Error 404 (Not Found) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - #0134 - [VulnWatch] Fwd: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-423-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-ia64 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.caldera.com | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-276-1 linux-kernel-s390 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-495-1 linux-kernel-2.4.16-arm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Advisories - Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-270-1 linux-kernel-mips | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-336-1 linux-kernel-2.2.20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| '[ESA-20030515-017] 'kernel' several bug and security-related fixes.' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.