VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2016
User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- user-mode linux/user-mode linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0338.htmlExploit
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8005.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3973Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0338.htmlExploit
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8005.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3973Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.