#VU95476 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-2302 

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#VU95476 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-2302

Published: December 31, 2004 / Updated: February 19, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95476
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-2302
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read memory contents or crash the application.

Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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