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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 inform…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 3.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 3.0
TrustixSecure Linux
Versions 2.0, 2.1

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