Insecure permissions for the /proc/scsi/qla2300/HbaApiNode file in Linux allows local users to cause a denial of service.

published 2004-06-23 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0586

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 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 1 links 1

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

securityfocus.com/bid/10279 advisory

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-2004-0587 updated 2025-11-21

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

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% 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

References

securityfocus.com /bid/10279
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html
vendor-advisory
redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html
vendor-advisory
novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
vendor-advisory
lwn.net /Articles/91155/
vendor-advisory
mandrakesecure.net /en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:066
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id?1010057
vdb-entry
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9398
vdb-entry, signature
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16062
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-0587
NVD CVE-2004-0587

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Summary