CVE-2003-0127 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25)
The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0127 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-03-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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