CVE-2006-1055
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 5, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 7, 2006
Description
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.
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
- 17402vdb-entry
- 19735third-party-advisory
- 20716third-party-advisory
- USN-281-1vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2006-423vendor-advisory
- 19495third-party-advisory
- USN-302-1vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:028vendor-advisory
- 19955third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-1475vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1273vdb-entry
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
- 20398third-party-advisory
- 24443vdb-entry
- 2006-0020vendor-advisory
- linux-fillwritebuffer-dos(25693)vdb-entry
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
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