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CVE-2004-0554
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that…
Low2.1EPSS 0.87%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.87% · top 41% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (26)
- 20163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#973654 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-1082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 10538 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:260 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2004:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 2004-0034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- DSA-1070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2004-186 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040620 TSSA-2004-011 - kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ESA-20040621-005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- CLA-2004:845 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- linux-dos(16412) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-1069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2915 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200407-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20040609 timer + fpu stuff locks my console race (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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