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CVE-2004-0427

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.47%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-07-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2004-0427
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.47%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.