CVE-2004-2607

Linux kernel <2.6.5 & <2.4.29-rc1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16759
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072

Scores

EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 37.8%

Details

Status published
Products (16)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.0 test1 (12 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.18 (9 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.19 pre1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.21 pre1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.22 pre10
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.23 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.23_ow2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.24
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.24_ow1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.25
... and 6 more
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026