Candidate: CVE-2003-0961
References: 
 BUGTRAQ:20031204 [iSEC] Linux kernel do_brk() vulnerability details
 URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2
 MISC:http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf
 REDHAT:RHSA-2003:368
 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html
 REDHAT:RHSA-2003:389
 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html
 DEBIAN:DSA-403
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403
 DEBIAN:DSA-417
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417
 DEBIAN:DSA-423
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
 DEBIAN:DSA-433
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433
 DEBIAN:DSA-439
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439
 DEBIAN:DSA-440
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440
 DEBIAN:DSA-442
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442
 DEBIAN:DSA-450
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450
 DEBIAN:DSA-470
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470
 DEBIAN:DSA-475
 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475
 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2003:110
 URL:http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110
 CONECTIVA:CLA-2003:796
 URL:http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796
 SUSE:SuSE-SA:2003:049
 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
 BUGTRAQ:20031204 Hot fix for do_brk bug
 URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2
 BUGTRAQ:20040112 SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001
 URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2
 CERT-VN:VU#301156
 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156
 SECUNIA:10328
 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/10328
 SECUNIA:10329
 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/10329
 SECUNIA:10330
 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/10330
 SECUNIA:10333
 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/10333
 SECUNIA:10338
 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/10338
Description: 
 Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux
 kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.
Notes: 
Bugs: 
upstream: released (2.4.23-pre7)
linux-2.6: N/A
2.6.8-sarge-security: N/A
2.4.27-sarge-security: N/A
2.4.19-woody-security: released (2.4.19-4.woody1)
2.4.18-woody-security: released (2.4.18-14)
2.4.17-woody-security: released (2.4.17-1woody2)
2.4.16-woody-security: released (2.4.16-1woody2)
2.4.17-woody-security-hppa: released (32.3)
2.4.17-woody-security-ia64: released (011226.14.1)
2.4.18-woody-security-hppa: released (62.2)