What is CVE-2004-0554?

CVE-2004-0554 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2004-0554 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0554?

CVE-2004-0554 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0554?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0554 patch availability.

Is CVE-2004-0554 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0554 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-0554

Low

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-08-06

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

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:P

References

26 total

Kb
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
Distro
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845
Gcc
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905
Linuxreviews
http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html
Lwn
http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-0554

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-08-06

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0554?

CVE-2004-0554 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2004-0554 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0554?

CVE-2004-0554 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0554?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0554 patch availability.
Is CVE-2004-0554 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2004-0554 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.