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

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

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/Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: 2.4.x

Patches

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References

www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
rsbac.dyndns.org/pipermail/rsbac/2002-May/000162.htmlnvd
www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358nvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.htmlnvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A304nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9330nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A997nvd

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