# CVE-2004-0495: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit kernel flaws to gain elevated privileges or read kernel memory, requiring kernel patches.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9v82-w8v5-2v72

## What is CVE-2004-0495?

CVE-2004-0495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 23 Jun 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow local users to gain privileges or access kernel memory, as found by the Sparse source code checking tool.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0495?

It affects 18 products.


Products: Avaya Converged Communications Server, Avaya Intuity Audix, Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server, Avaya S8300, Avaya S8500, Avaya S8700, Conectiva Linux, Gentoo Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Suse Suse Email Server, Suse Suse Linux, Suse Suse Linux Admin-Cd for Firewall, Suse Suse Linux Connectivity Server, Suse Suse Linux Database Server, Suse Suse Linux Firewall Cd, Suse Suse Linux Office Server, Suse Suse Office Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0495?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2004-0495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux

- [CVE-2004-0595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0595/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2004-1235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1235/): Race condition in n/a (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2004-0594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0594/): Race condition in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2005-0003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0003/): Memory corruption in n/a (low 2.1)
- [CVE-2004-0554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0554/): Denial of service in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 23 Jun 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Conectiva Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.