CVE-2004-1068: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A "missing serialization" error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg function in Linux 2.4.27 and earlier, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.9, allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.4.0 only; version 2.4.1 only; version 2.4.2 only; version 2.4.3 only; version 2.4.4 only; version 2.4.5 only; …
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 2.1 only; version 3.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 3.0 only
• Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation: version 2.1 only
• Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux: version 4.1 only

Published 2005-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.