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    CVE-2004-2302

    Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files.

    Published:Dec 31, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 8, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00065
    CVSS Score:2.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-race-in-sysfs_read_file-and-sysfs_write_file.patch
    http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-race-in-sysfs_read_file-and-sysfs_write_file.patch
    http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High