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CVE-2004-1070

The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-1070 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from linux, from redhat, from redhat and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.7	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.11	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.12	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.13	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.15	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.16	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.17	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.20	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.22	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23_ow2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24_ow1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.25	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.26	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.7	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.7	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6_test9_cvs	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_2.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux_advanced_workstation	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux_advanced_workstation	2.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	1.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	Yes
Operating System	trustix	secure_linux	1.5	Yes
Operating System	trustix	secure_linux	2.0	Yes
Operating System	trustix	secure_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	trustix	secure_linux	2.2	Yes
Operating System	turbolinux	turbolinux_server	10.0	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 ([email protected])
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450 ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.