Description (CNA)
Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358