#VU99977 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0018 

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#VU99977 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0018

Published: February 19, 2003 / Updated: September 11, 2008


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99977
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0018
CWE-ID: CWE-269
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.

Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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