Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2004-0685
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
- Trustix Secure_linux — versions 2.0, 2.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 3.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_GENTOO, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)