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CVE-2005-0400

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ext2_make_empty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References