CVE-2003-1040 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the kmod component of the Linux kernel. This flaw allows local users to crash the system by sending specific signals to kmod due to its failure to properly set user and group IDs. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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