fkie_cve-2004-0177
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2004-06-01 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-126.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10152
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15867
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10556
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-126.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10152
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15867
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10556
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0



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    },
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  "id": "CVE-2004-0177",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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          "baseScore": 5.0,
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