CVE-2004-0177 (GCVE-0-2004-0177)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-04-16 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 00:10
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtml third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15867 vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10152 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10556 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_ENGARDE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtml third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-126.shtml third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.


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