CVE-2004-0812 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0812?

CVE-2004-0812 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 2.4.23, on the AMD AMD64 and Intel EM64T architectures, associated with "setting up TSS limits," allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0812?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0812?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2004-0812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0812 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-2cfv-x53x-xfw3.