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TI-2004-00153 Aliases CVE-2004-0178GHSA-hmxm-5947-qv2q

The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when operating in 16 bit mode, does not properly handle certain sample sizes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a sample with an odd number of bytes.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:437 Released 2004-08-18 · Red Hat rating Low
    Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerability
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • RHSA-2004:413 Released 2004-08-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.ia32e +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.ia32e +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.ia32e +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.ia32e +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:413
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:437
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:413
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:437
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:413
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:437
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:413

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmxm-5947-qv2q

References

Patch 4

Advisory 11

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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