What is CVE-2004-2660?

CVE-2004-2660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2004-2660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2660?

CVE-2004-2660 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-2660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-2660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2004-2660 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-2660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-2660

Medium

Memory leak in direct-io.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain O_DIRECT (direct IO) write requests.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2004-2660 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404182a613oVsK0-8eCWpyYFrUf8rhLA
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
Support
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19665
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10165
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.10
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-2660

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2660?

CVE-2004-2660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2004-2660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2660?

CVE-2004-2660 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-2660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-2660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2004-2660 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2004-2660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.