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CVE-2004-0178 json

The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when operating in 16 bit mode, does not properly handle cert…

published 2004-04-16 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0178

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when operating in 16 bit mode, does not properly handle certain sample sizes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a sample with an odd number of bytes.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:413

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0178 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:437
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:437
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:413

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Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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