VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0685
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · trustix/secure linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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/10892Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- 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.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.