A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.
2004-12-31T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.18 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.19 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.21 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.21 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.21 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.22 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.23 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.23 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.23_ow2 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.24 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.24_ow1 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.25 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.26 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.27 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.28 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.29 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.29 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.0 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.1 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.1 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.2 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.3 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.4 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.5 | Yes |