FKIE_CVE-2003-0961
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-12-15 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:03
Severity
Summary
Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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