Backdoor Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6-test9-CVS Allows Privilege Escalation

CVE-2003-1161 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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