CVE-2004-0181

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2004-06-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The JFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the JFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10143
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15902
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10329

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