Description
kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
Published: 2004-03-23
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-1030 kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.863Z

Reserved: 2004-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1040

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-1040

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2003-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-1040 - Bugzilla

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