CVE-2003-0961

Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/10330

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/10328

http://secunia.com/advisories/10329

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475

http://secunia.com/advisories/10338

http://secunia.com/advisories/10333

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403

http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470