security flaw
Published Oct 20, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The lvmcreate_initrd script in the lvm package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
No data.
Red Hat Desktop version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:232
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:232 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:232 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:232 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:232 |
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 31.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 30.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.08th | 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 (10)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11290 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0972 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617337 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0972
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0972
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11290 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0972 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617337 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0972 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0972 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.