#VU99981 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1380

 

#VU99981 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1380

Published: December 23, 2002 / Updated: November 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99981
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-1380
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using the mmap() function with a PROT_READ parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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