A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.
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Published : 2004-12-30 21:00
Updated : 2010-04-01 21:50
NVD link : CVE-2004-2607
Mitre link : CVE-2004-2607
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CWE
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel