CVE-2002-0429

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The iBCS routines in arch/i386/kernel/traps.c for Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86 systems allow local users to kill arbitrary processes via a a binary compatibility interface (lcall).

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.18

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561298818888&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8420.php
http://www.openwall.com/linux/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-158.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4259
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561298818888&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311

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