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CVE-2004-0496

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2004-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.6 allow local users to gain privileges or access kernel memory, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified in CVE-2004-0495, as found by the Sparse source code checking tool.

Affected products

• gentoo Linux: all versions
• Linux kernel: 2.6.0
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 9.1, 9.2, 10.0
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 2.1
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: 8.2
• Sun Solaris: 9.0
• Sunos: 5.8, 5.9
• Suse Email Server: 3, 3.1
• Suse Linux: 7, 8
• Suse Linux Connectivity Server: all versions
• Suse Linux Database Server: all versions
• Suse Linux Firewall: all versions
• Suse Linux Office Server: all versions

References

• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16625
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16625

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