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CVE-2003-0018

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.4.10, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.13, 2.4.14, 2.4.15 (+4)

References

• http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php
• http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763
• http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php
• http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014

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