CVE-2004-0228

NameCVE-2004-0228
DescriptionInteger signedness error in the cpufreq proc handler (cpufreq_procctl) in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to gain privileges.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kernel-source-2.4.27source(unstable)(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- kernel-source-2.4.27 <not-affected> (2.4 does not have cpufreq)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (fixed before first upload; 2.6.8)

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