CVE-2006-0457
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 14, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 27, 2006
Description
Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.
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
- 19220third-party-advisory
- 17084vdb-entry
- RHSA-2006:0575vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:028vendor-advisory
- 21465third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9566vdb-entrysignature
- kernel-addkey-dos(25354)vdb-entry
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- 20398third-party-advisory
- 22417third-party-advisory
- 23894vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2006:059vendor-advisory
- USN-263-1vendor-advisory
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