The XFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the XFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.4.0 (including) | 2.4.0 (including) |
Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |