CVE-2004-0228

high

Description

Integer signedness error in the cpufreq proc handler (cpufreq_procctl) in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to gain privileges.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15951

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:050

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/11683

http://secunia.com/advisories/11491

http://secunia.com/advisories/11486

http://secunia.com/advisories/11464

http://secunia.com/advisories/11429

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-08-18

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00193