Description
The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.
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CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 6, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified