Linux Kernel 2.4.0 XFS File System information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.4.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component XFS File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The XFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the XFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.

The weakness was disclosed 06/01/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at linuxsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0133 since 02/11/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13692 (Fedora Core 1 : kernel-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl (2004-111)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15901) and Tenable (13692). The entries 615, 21881 and 21885 are pretty similar.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 13692
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 1 : kernel-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl (2004-111)
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OpenVAS ID: 54609
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200407-02 (Kernel)
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10/16/2014 +1387 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: linuxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0133 (🔍)
X-Force: 15901
Vulnerability Center: 28880 - Linux 2.4.x Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10151 - Linux Kernel XFS File System Information Leakage Vulnerability
Secunia: 11362 - Linux Kernel File Systems Information Leak and Denial of Service, Not Critical

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Created: 10/16/2014 17:28
Updated: 06/29/2021 18:07
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:28 (62), 03/12/2017 17:17 (11), 06/29/2021 18:07 (3)
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