CVE-2003-0127
The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.
Date published : 2003-03-18
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt