What is CVE-2004-0138?

CVE-2004-0138 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2004-0138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0138?

CVE-2004-0138 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0138?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0138 patch availability.

Is CVE-2004-0138 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-0138

Medium

The ELF loader in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file with an interpreter with an invalid arch (architecture), which triggers a BUG() when an invalid VMA is unmapped.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

16 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

Patch Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163

Patch Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

Patch Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067

Patch Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069

Patch Vendor Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-0138

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0138?

CVE-2004-0138 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2004-0138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0138?

CVE-2004-0138 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0138?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0138 patch availability.
Is CVE-2004-0138 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2004-0138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.