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CVE-2003-0984

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize...

4.6 Medium

CVE-2003-0984 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published December 23, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.49%EPSS, 42nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source-2.4.16
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 2.4.16-1woody2
2.4.16-1woody2
kernel-source-2.4.18
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
before 2.4.18-14.4, plus listed versions
2.4.18-14.3
2.4.18-14.4
kernel-image-sparc-2.4
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 26woody1, plus listed versions
26
26woody1
kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5, plus listed versions
2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody4
2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5
kernel-source-2.4.19
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 2.4.19-4.woody3, plus listed versions
2.4.19-4.woody2
2.4.19-4.woody3
kernel-source-2.4.17
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 2.4.17-1woody4, plus listed versions
2.4.17-1woody3
2.4.17-1woody4
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-15.EL
0:2.4.21-15.EL

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.6

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Record
CVE-2003-0984
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Record
CVE-2003-0984
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0974No score

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Record
EUVD-2003-0974
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfmw-jhj9-wv8mNo score

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize...

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Record
GHSA-vfmw-jhj9-wv8m
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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