Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0685

 

Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0685

Published: December 23, 2004 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99790
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0685
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2004-0685

Install update from vendor's repository.

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