CVE-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…

published April 16, 2004

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02603 · 85.2th percentile
Published
2004-04-16T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 APR 04:00Z
    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…
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