CVE-2004-1337 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges due to improper credential handling in the Linux kernel POSIX Capability LSM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1337?
CVE-2004-1337 is a high-severity vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 6 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly handle the credentials of a process that is launched before the module is loaded, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1337?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Conectiva Linux, Gnu Realtime Linux Security Module, Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1337?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1337 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1337 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8ph-984x-fqwc.