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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2004-12-23

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)
• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
• Secure Linux (Trustix)

References

• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892
• http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=14580
• http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0041/
• https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665