CVE-2004-0496: Gentoo Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.6 allow local users to gain privileges or access kernel memory, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified in CVE-2004-0495, as found by the Sparse source code checking tool.

Affected products

• Gentoo Linux: any version
• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.0 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 9.1 only; version 9.2 only; version 10.0 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 2.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: version 8.2 only
• Sun Solaris: version 9.0 only
• Sun Sunos: version 5.8 only; version 5.9 only
• Suse Suse Email Server: version 3 only; version 3.1 only
• Suse Suse Linux: version 7 only; version 8 only
• Suse Suse Linux Connectivity Server: any version
• Suse Suse Linux Database Server: any version
• Suse Suse Linux Firewall: any version
• Suse Suse Linux Office Server: any version

Published 2004-12-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.