CVE-2006-0145
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 9, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 9, 2006
Description
The kernfs_xread function in kernfs in NetBSD 1.6 through 2.1, and OpenBSD 3.8, does not properly validate file offsets against negative 32-bit values that occur as a result of truncation, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via the lseek system call.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 18712third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitylab.net/research/2006/02/advisory_netbsd_openbsd_kernfs.html
- 405third-party-advisory
- 16173vdb-entry
- 18388third-party-advisory
- 22293vdb-entry
- netbsd-kernfs-memory-disclosure(24035)vdb-entry
- 20060202 [SLAB] NetBSD / OpenBSD kernfs_xread patch evasionmailing-list
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