CVE-2004-0535

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.

Date published : 2004-06-08

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352

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