{"cve":"CVE-2003-0956","nvd":{"published":"2003-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:03:14.327","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple race conditions in the handling of O_DIRECT in Linux kernel prior to version 2.4.22 could cause stale data to be returned from the disk when handling sparse files, or cause incorrect data to be returned when a file is truncated as it is being read, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive data that was originally owned by other users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0018.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403ef33d95ym_22QH2xwhDMt264M55Fg","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42942","http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403ef33d95ym_22QH2xwhDMt264M55Fg","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42942"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:35:54.859949650+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2003-0956","score":0.00309,"percentile":0.23802,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}