CVE-2004-0177

security flaw

Published Apr 16, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0177 The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:10 AM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2004, 12:00 AM