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CVE-2004-2607

A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions o…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 40%
Public exploits
0
none known

A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/18977 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19369 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1018 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • wwwnew.mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/16759 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • uwsg.iu.edu /hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0313.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • uwsg.iu.edu /hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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