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CVE-2004-1235
Race condition in the (1) load_elf_library and (2) binfmt_aout function calls for uselib in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.429-rc2 and 2.6…
Medium6.2EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
Description
Race condition in the (1) load_elf_library and (2) binfmt_aout function calls for uselib in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.429-rc2 and 2.6 through 2.6.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the VMA descriptor.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (25)
- 20163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FLSA:2336 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7804 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-1070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 2005-0001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:092 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-1067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-1069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- CLA-2005:930 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 12190 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- linux-uselib-gain-privileges(18800) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050107 Linux kernel sys_uselib local root vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9567 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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