CVE-2004-1074
N/A
Published: December 1, 2004 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel· also runs on 7 platforms
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (17)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110322596918807&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=110021173607372&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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