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.
Publish Date : 2003-03-31 Last Update Date : 2008-09-10
| Cvss Score |
7.2 |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Complete
(There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.) |
| Integrity Impact |
Complete
(There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.) |
| Availability Impact |
Complete
(There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.) |
| Access Complexity |
Low
(Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. ) |
| Authentication |
Not required
(Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.) |
| Gained Access |
Admin |
| Vulnerability Type(s) |
Gain privileges |
| CWE ID |
CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability |
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