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CVE-2003-0956

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2003-0956
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.6
EPSS
0.30%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Multiple race conditions in the handling of O_DIRECT in Linux kernel prior to version 2.4.22 could cause stale data to be returned from the disk when handling sparse files, or cause incorrect data to be returned when a file is truncated as it is being read, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive data that was originally owned by other users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0018.