CVE-2004-0228
Integer signedness error in the cpufreq proc handler (cpufreq_procctl) in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to gain privileges.
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.77%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 44% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Integer signedness error in the cpufreq proc handler (cpufreq_procctl) in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to gain privileges.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.5.x/2.6.x - CPUFreq Proc Handler Integer Handling Memory Read (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24043local, linuxpublished 23 Apr 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.77% · top 44% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- 11464 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- linux-cpufreq-info-disclosure(15951) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2004-111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2004:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 11491 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11486 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 11429 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- CLA-2004:852 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-200407-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0228 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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