Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2003-1161
exit.c in Linux kernel 2.6-test9-CVS, as stored on kernel.bkbits.net, was modified to contain a backdoor, which could allow local users to elevate their privileges by passing __WCLONE|__WALL to the sys_wait4 function.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6_test9_cvs
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)