CVE-2003-0984

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-01-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.0-test1, 2.4.0-test10, 2.4.0-test11, 2.4.0-test12, 2.4.0-test2 (+46)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000799
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10533
http://secunia.com/advisories/10536
http://secunia.com/advisories/10537
http://secunia.com/advisories/10538
http://secunia.com/advisories/10555
http://secunia.com/advisories/10582
http://secunia.com/advisories/10583
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

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