CVE-2003-1161 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2003-1161?

CVE-2003-1161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

exit.c in Linux kernel 2.6-test9-CVS, as stored on kernel.bkbits.net, was modified to contain a backdoor, which could allow local users to elevate their privileges by passing __WCLONE|__WALL to the sys_wait4 function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1161?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fh64-g92f-6vw5.