CVE-2004-1074

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2005-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110322596918807&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=110021173607372&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022

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