# CVE-2003-0956

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0956
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Feb 16, 2006
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42942)
- [CNA](http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403ef33d95ym_22QH2xwhDMt264M55Fg)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.08%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 23.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._