CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0985

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The mremap system call in Linux kernel 2.4.x before version 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, allowing local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by remapping a virtual memory area.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to denial of service in the system and allow local users to gain elevated privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 2.4.21 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and conduct an audit of local user permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.

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