Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2004-0177

The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0177?
CVE-2004-0177 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. Published 2004-06-01.
Is CVE-2004-0177 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.