CVE-2004-1151

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: 2005-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) sys32_ni_syscall and (2) sys32_vm86_warning functions in sys_ia32.c for Linux 2.6.x may allow local attackers to modify kernel memory and gain privileges.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0, 2.6.0-test1, 2.6.0-test10, 2.6.0-test11, 2.6.0-test2, 2.6.0-test3 (+24)
Ubuntu Linux: 4.1

References

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%401.2079
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4041ae6af1cR3mJYlW6D8EHxCKSxuJiQ
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110306397320336&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_44_kernel.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0411.3/1467.html
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%401.2079
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4041ae6af1cR3mJYlW6D8EHxCKSxuJiQ
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110306397320336&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_44_kernel.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0411.3/1467.html

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