CVE-2004-0109 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0109?

CVE-2004-0109 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Apr 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the ISO9660 file system component for Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.5.x and 2.6.x, allows local users with physical access to overflow kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a malformed CD containing a long symbolic link entry.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0109?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0109?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q392-5rj3-249f.