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ID:10803 - Exploit for Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0462
ID:10803 - Exploit for Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0462
Published: November 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99741
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0462
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
A race condition in the way env_start and env_end pointers are initialized in the execve system call and used in fs/proc/base.c on Linux 2.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.