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FKIE_CVE-2004-0394

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-08-18 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:05
Severity
Summary
A "potential" buffer overflow exists in the panic() function in Linux 2.4.x, although it may not be exploitable due to the functionality of panic.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lwn.net/Articles/81773/
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20162
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20163
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20202
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20338
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10233
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15953
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lwn.net/Articles/81773/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10233
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15953
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.1

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:05:33.100",
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