CVE-2004-0685

N/A
Published: October 26, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading memory that was not cleared from previous usage.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (19)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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