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Privilege Escalation via Kernel Module Loader in Linux Kernel

CVE-2003-0127 · HIGH

CVE-2003-0127

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.

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