Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-2135
Published: May 26, 2004 / Updated: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99949
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-2135
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
cryptoloop on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain 'IV computation' weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2004-2135
Install update from vendor's repository.