Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 1, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0177
CVE-2004-0177
Description
The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.4.26
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
24- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQnvd
- marc.infonvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xmlnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtmlnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-126.shtmlnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10152nvd
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15867nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10556nvd
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