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CVE-2004-0535
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2004-08-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux: 8.0, 9.0
- Engardelinux Secure Community: 2.0
- Engardelinux Secure Linux: 1.5
- gentoo Linux: 1.4
- 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 (+54)
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 9.1, 9.2, 10.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 2.1
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: 8.2
- Suse Email Server: 3.1, iii
- Suse Linux: 7, 8, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0 (+1)
- Suse Linux Admin-Cd For Firewall: all versions
- Suse Linux Connectivity Server: all versions
- Suse Linux Database Server: all versions
- Suse Linux Firewall Cd: all versions
- Suse Linux Firewall Live-Cd: all versions
- Suse Linux Office Server: all versions
- Suse Office Server: all versions
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845
- http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159
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