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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-0400

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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2005-0400

Description:
The ext2_make_empty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/19866

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-103-1

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA18684
  Secunia Advisory: SA17002
  Secunia Advisory: SA14713

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10336

MISC
  http://arkoon.net/advisories/ext2-make-empty-leak.txt

FEDORA

CONFIRM
  http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.6

BUGTRAQ
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111238764720696&w=2

BID
  12932


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