VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0961

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability3.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-12-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

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