Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0133
Published: June 1, 2004 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99945
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0133
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-0133
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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