Explain CVE-2003-0984
Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20163', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20163'}, {'name': 'linux-rtc-memory-leak(13943)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13943'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1013', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1013'}, {'name': '10533', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10533'}, {'name': 'DSA-1082', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082'}, {'name': 'SuSE-SA:2003:049', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html'}, {'name': '1008594', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008594'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2003:417', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-417.html'}, {'name': '10537', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10537'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:799', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000799'}, {'name': '10583', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10583'}, {'name': '9154', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9154'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2003-046', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00000.html'}, {'name': '10538', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10538'}, {'name': 'DSA-1070', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070'}, {'name': '20162', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20162'}, {'name': '20040112 SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:188', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:859', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A859'}, {'name': 'DSA-1069', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9406', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9406'}, {'name': 'ESA-20040105-001', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_ENGARDE'], 'url': 'http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3904.html'}, {'name': '20202', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20202'}, {'name': '10582', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10582'}, {'name': '10555', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10555'}, {'name': '10536', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10536'}, {'name': '3317', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/3317'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:001', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:001'}, {'name': '20338', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20338'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED