CVE-2004-1074

Publication date 10 January 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kernel-source-2.4.27 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.4.27-12
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.27-12
linux-source-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-39-1
    • Linux amd64 kernel vulnerability
    • 17 December 2004

Other references