CVE-2004-1337 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) within Linux kernel 2.6, specifically affecting various distributions including Conectiva, GNU, and Ubuntu Linux. The flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges due to improper handling of process credentials for applications launched before the LSM is fully loaded. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:realtime_linux_security_module:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.