SB2003123105 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: December 31, 2003
Security Bulletin ID
SB2003123105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0959)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.