security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHEA-2002:317
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:025
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:025
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:025
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:025
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHEA-2002:317 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:025 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:025 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:025 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:025 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0018 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616935 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0018
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0018
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0018 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616935 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0018 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0018 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.