Upstream information
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and triggering a core dump, a variant of CVE-2004-1073.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
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Base Score | 2.1 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 198079 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:20:23 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Mar 17 16:13:48 2025