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CVE-2004-1151

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1151 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the sys32_ni_syscall and sys32_vm86_warning functions in sys_ia32.c of Linux kernel versions 2.6.x. This flaw primarily affects various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing local attackers with low attack complexity to modify kernel memory and potentially gain full privileges (C:C/I:C/A:C). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, though it has garnered significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

linux.bkbits.net / linux-2.6/cset%401.2079
linux.bkbits.net / linux-2.6/gnupatch%4041ae6af1cR3mJYlW6D8EHxCKSxuJiQ
marc.info
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_44_kernel.html
ussg.iu.edu / hypermail/linux/kernel/0411.3/1467.html