medium5.0
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | Version 2.4.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-126.shtml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10152
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15867
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10556
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846