SB2004060102 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel
Published: June 1, 2004
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0133)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The XFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the XFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040405-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11362
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10151
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15901