CVE-2004-0138

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0138
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24 All 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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1067-1 kernel-source-2.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1082-1 kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel ELF Loader Mismatched Architecture Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.25 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel.debian.net/debian/pool/main/kernel-source-2.4.17/kernel-source-2.4.17_2.... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.debian.net
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.4/cset%404021346f79nBb-4X_usRikR3Iyb4Vg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.bkbits.net
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1070-1 kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1069-1 kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CONFIRM:http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@4021346f79nBb-4X_usRikR3Iyb4Vg MITRE linux.bkbits.net
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