Description
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Michal Zalewski · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22105
References (7)
Scores
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (23)
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.7
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.8
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.9
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.10
... and 13 more
Published
Dec 23, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026