security flaw
Published Mar 23, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-15.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2004:188
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:069
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:106
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:069
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:069
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:065
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:106
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-15.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2004:188 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:069 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:106 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:069 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:069 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:065 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:106 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040204-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000820 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/kernel/kmod.c%401.6?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/kernel%7Chist/kernel/kmod.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-106.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-1040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617124 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15577 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9423 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1040
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.