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title: "CVE-2004-0178\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2004-0178

Publication date 1 June 2004

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kernel-source-2.4.27 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.4.27-12 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.4.27-12 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0178)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0178)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2004-0178)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0178)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0178>