CVE-2004-0535

Description

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11136

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml

http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3