CVE-2003-0986

security flaw

Published Feb 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 1.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Various routines for the ppc64 architecture on Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 2.6.2 and 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 do not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernelspace, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0976 Various routines for the ppc64 architecture on Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 2.6.2 and 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 do not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernelspace, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:12 AM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2003, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 15, 2003, 12:00 AM