VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2003-0127
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-03-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.