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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0461

CVE-2003-0461

Description

/proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords.

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Affected products

6
  • Red Hat/Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Linux kernelllm-fuzzy
    Range: 2.4.x

Patches

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