CVE-2004-0685
First published: Tue Oct 26 2004(Updated: )
Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading memory that was not cleared from previous usage.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15-pre16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.15_pre20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.16-pre6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.22 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.23 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.24 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.2.25 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.3.99-pre7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.0-test9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.18-pre8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.19-pre6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.21-pre1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.21-pre4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.21-pre7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.22 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.23 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.23-pre9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.23_ow2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.24 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.24_ow1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.25 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.26 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.27-pre1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.27-pre2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.27-pre3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.27-pre4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.4.27-pre5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.22 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.23 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.24 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.25 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.26 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.27 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.28 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.29 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.30 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.31 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.32 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.33 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.34 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.35 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.36 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.37 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.38 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.39 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.40 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.41 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.42 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.43 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.44 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.45 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.46 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.47 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.48 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.49 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.50 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.51 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.52 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.53 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.54 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.55 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.56 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.57 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.58 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.59 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.60 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.61 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.62 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.63 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.64 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.65 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.66 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.67 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.68 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.5.69 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0-test9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6_test9_cvs | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =3.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =3.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =3.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =3.0 | |
| Trustix Secure Linux | =2.0 | |
| Trustix Secure Linux | =2.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0041/
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=14580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2004-0685?
CVE-2004-0685 is considered to be of medium severity due to its potential for information leakage.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0685?
To fix CVE-2004-0685, you should upgrade to a later version of the Linux kernel that has addressed this vulnerability.
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2004-0685?
CVE-2004-0685 affects specific versions of the Linux kernel within the 2.4 series and earlier, particularly versions 2.4.x prior to the patch.
What does CVE-2004-0685 exploit?
CVE-2004-0685 exploits the use of the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures in certain USB drivers.
Can CVE-2004-0685 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2004-0685 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the system to read uninitialized memory.
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