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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 written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.

  • Published: Jun 1, 2004
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2004-0177
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.4.0 2.4.0.x