VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2004-0077

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability2.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2004-03-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.

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