CVE-2004-2660

medium

Description

Memory leak in direct-io.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain O_DIRECT (direct IO) write requests.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10165

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19665

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.10

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm

http://secunia.com/advisories/22174

http://secunia.com/advisories/22093

http://secunia.com/advisories/21605

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404182a613oVsK0-8eCWpyYFrUf8rhLA

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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