CVE-2004-1068

A "missing serialization" error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg function in Linux 2.4.27 and earlier,...

6.2 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.2

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.

Record: CVE-2004-1068
CVSS 2.0: 6.2 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2004-1068
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1066 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2004-1066
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rhh-mg2p-8fh8 No score

A "missing serialization" error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg function in Linux 2.4.27 and earlier,...

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.

Record: GHSA-8rhh-mg2p-8fh8
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-source-2.4.16` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.16-1woody2	2.4.16-1woody2
`kernel-source-2.4.18` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 29 CVEs	before 2.4.18-14.4, plus listed versions 2.4.18-14.3	2.4.18-14.4
`kernel-image-sparc-2.4` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 26woody1, plus listed versions 26	26woody1
`kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5, plus listed versions 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody4	2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5
`kernel-source-2.4.19` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.19-4.woody3, plus listed versions 2.4.19-4.woody2	2.4.19-4.woody3
`kernel-source-2.4.17` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.17-1woody4, plus listed versions 2.4.17-1woody3	2.4.17-1woody4
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL	0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1068 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Ubuntu Linux, published December 1, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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