CVE-2003-0248 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0248 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0248 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 5 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Redhat Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0248/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0248/index.md)
Local attackers can modify CPU state registers via malformed addresses in the Linux kernel, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0248?
CVE-2003-0248 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 5 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mxcsr code in Linux kernel 2.4 allows attackers to modify CPU state registers via a malformed address.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0248?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2003-0248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x45-mjfw-j5f4.