CVE-2004-0427 — LOW severity vulnerability (The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x)
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0427 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | CWE-401 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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