Description
Various routines for the ppc64 architecture on Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 2.6.2 and 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 do not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernelspace, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
Published: 2006-02-27
Score: 1.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0976 Various routines for the ppc64 architecture on Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 2.6.2 and 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 do not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernelspace, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.628Z

Reserved: 2003-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0986

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0986

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2003-12-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0986 - Bugzilla

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