Uninitialized Structure Vulnerability in Linux 2.4 USB Drivers

CVE-2004-0685 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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