CVE-2004-1068

Linux <2.6.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

A "missing serialization" error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg function in Linux 2.4.27 and earlier, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.9, allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition.

References (21)

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110306397320336&w=2

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19607

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381689

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11715

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18230

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022

[Vendor Advisory] ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_44_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11384

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20163

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

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Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.8%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Jan 10, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026