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CVE-2004-0491

The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages t…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 30%
Public exploits
0
none known

The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10672 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1117 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19607 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126411 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=linux-kernel&m=108087017610947&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/13769 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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