CVE-2003-0018

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0018
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-02-19 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionLinux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-358-4 linux-kernel-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Linux O_DIRECT Direct Input/Output Information Leak Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.bkbits.net
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-423-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-ia64 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database:linux-odirect-information-leak(11249): Linux kernel O_DIRECT information leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
Mandrakesoft Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandrakesoft.com
CONFIRM:http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@3e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ MITRE linux.bkbits.net
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