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CVE-2004-0228

Integer signedness error in the cpufreq proc handler (cpufreq_procctl) in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to gain privileges.

Published

2004-08-18T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852 ([email protected])
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11491 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11683 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:050 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15951 ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11491 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11683 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:050 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15951 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)