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
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.
Sources
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=14580
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0041/
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665