Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2004-2302
Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.10
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18056 (third-party-advisory)
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@4186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17826 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/b… (Patch)