CVE-2003-0127

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.

• ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254
• ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254

Published

Mar 31, 2003

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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