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CVE-2004-0685

Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized...

4.6 Medium

CVE-2004-0685 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published October 26, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.48%EPSS, 41st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.48%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 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.6

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0685
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0685
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0684No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2004-0684
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrc6-2fg4-xjqmNo score

Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized...

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.

Record
GHSA-vrc6-2fg4-xjqm
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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