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CVE-2002-2016 — HIGH severity vulnerability (User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to k)

User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

CVE IDCVE-2002-2016
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionUser-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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