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CVE-2004-0685

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2004-12-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading memory that was not cleared from previous usage.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopTrustix Secure LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References