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CVE-2002-1380

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using the mmap() function with a PROT_READ parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6 (+17)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
• http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2976.html
• http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6420
• http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2002/TSL-2002-0083-kernel.asc.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10884
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
• http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2976.html
• http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6420

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