cve/2003/CVE-2003-1040.md

### [CVE-2003-1040](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-1040)
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### Description

kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9423

#### Github
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