CVE-2003-0462

Linux 2.4 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A race condition in the way env_start and env_end pointers are initialized in the execve system call and used in fs/proc/base.c on Linux 2.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by IhaQueR · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22840

Scores

EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 50.1%

Details

Status published
Products (26)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.7
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.8
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.9
... and 16 more
Published Aug 27, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026