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CVE-2004-0535 json

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read…

published 2004-06-08 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0534

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.

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-2004-0535 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-2004:418
  • 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-2004:418
  • 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
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:327

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Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% 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:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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References

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