CVE-2004-0685

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Secure Linux
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2004

Summary

Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading memory that was not cleared from previous usage.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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