CVE-2003-0019: Red Hat Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 8.0 only

Published 2003-02-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.