Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2004-1057
Multiple drivers in Linux kernel 2.4.19 and earlier do not properly mark memory with the VM_IO flag, which causes incorrect reference counts and may lead to a denial of service (kernel panic) when accessing freed kernel pages.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 2.1, 3.0, 4.0
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11474 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12338 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19275 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/kernels/v2.4/2.4.23aa3/00_VM_IO-4
- secunia.com/advisories/18562 (third-party-advisory)