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CVE-2002-2016

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• User-Mode Linux: 2.4.17.8

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0338.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8005.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3973
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0338.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8005.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3973

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