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PUBLISHED DATE: March 31, 2003CVE-2003-0127:
The kernel module loader...

CVSS:
7.2
EPSS:
95.10%
Exploitability:
3.9
In KEV:
No
Description

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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