CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0700

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The C-Media PCI sound driver in Linux before 2.4.22 does not use the get_user function to access userspace in certain conditions, which crosses security boundaries.

Risk Assessment

This may facilitate the exploitation of other vulnerabilities, posing a threat to system integrity and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux system to version 2.4.22 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The C-Media PCI sound driver in Linux before 2.4.22 does not use the get_user function to access userspace in certain conditions, which crosses security boundaries and may facilitate the exploitation of vulnerabilities, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0699.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS