CVE-2004-0887

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2005-01-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on the S/390 platform does not properly handle a certain privileged instruction, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.1-rc1, 2.6.1-rc2, 2.6.2, 2.6.3 (+12)
Suse Linux: 9.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11489
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17801
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_37_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11489
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17801

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