CVE

Id
9498  
CVE No.
CVE-2004-1070  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.  
Phase
Assigned (20041129)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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