CVE-2003-0984

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0984
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-01-05 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionReal time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test12 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.1 All All All
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 2.4.18 All x86 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Linux Kernel Real-time Clock Routines May Leak Kernel Data to User Applications - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
NOVELL: Broken Link - 404 Error Pages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Linux Kernel 2.4 RTC Handling Routines Memory Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1067-1 kernel-source-2.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.osvdb.org/3317 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - SmoothWall Express update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1082-1 kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: kernel bug and security fixes. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linuxsecurity.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Linux Kernel Real Time Clock Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat -- Linux, Embedded Linux and Open Source Solutions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - EnGarde update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1070-1 kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Conectiva update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mandrake update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1069-1 kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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