What is CVE-2002-1826?

CVE-2002-1826 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2002-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-1826?

CVE-2002-1826 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2002-1826?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2002-1826. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2002-1826 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2002-1826

Medium

grsecurity 1.9.4 for Linux kernel 2.4.18 allows local users to bypass read-only permissions by using mmap to directly map /dev/mem or /dev/kmem to kernel memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2002-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2002-1826 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Online
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273002
Iss
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9109.php
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4762

Exploit

Details

CVE ID CVE-2002-1826

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2002-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1826?

CVE-2002-1826 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2002-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-1826?

CVE-2002-1826 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2002-1826?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2002-1826. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2002-1826 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2002-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.