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CVE-2002-1826

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

grsecurity 1.9.4 for Linux kernel 2.4.18 allows local users to bypass read-only permissions by using mmap to directly map /dev/mem or /dev/kmem to kernel memory.

Affected products

• Grsecurity Kernel Patch: 1.9.4

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273002
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9109.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4762
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273002
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9109.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4762

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