CVE catalog
CVE-2003-0127
linux-kernel-mips - local privilege escalation
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.57% · Oct 25, 2026
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. security flaw
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.18 | 3.0 | 2.4.18-9 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i386 | 3.0 | 2.4.18-8 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | 3.0 | 2.4.18-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | 3.0 | 2.4.18-5woody1. | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.17-s390 | 3.0 | 0.0.20020816-0.woody.1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.17-s390 | 3.0 | 2.4.17-2.woody.2.2 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips | 3.0 | 2.4.17-0.020226.2.woody1 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips | 3.0 | 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.18 | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.18-9 | Not reported | DSA-311 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i386 | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.18-8 | Not reported | DSA-311 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.18-5woody1. | Not reported | DSA-311 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.17-s390 | deb | 3.0 | 0.0.20020816-0.woody.1.1 | Not reported | DSA-276 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-image-2.4.17-s390 | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.17-2.woody.2.2 | Not reported | DSA-276 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.17-0.020226.2.woody1 | Not reported | DSA-270 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips | deb | 3.0 | 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody1 | Not reported | DSA-270 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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