CVE-2004-1070
Published: 10 January 2005
The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.6.15-29.58)
|
edgy |
Does not exist
|
|
feisty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
linux-source-2.6.17 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
edgy |
Released
(2.6.17.1-12.40)
|
|
feisty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|