#VU94813 Incorrect default permissions in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-1040 

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#VU94813 Incorrect default permissions in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-1040

Published: April 15, 2004 / Updated: August 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94813
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1040
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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