VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0491
The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108087017610947&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126411
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10672
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1117
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108087017610947&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126411
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10672
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1117
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.