CVE-2006-1856
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 19, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 19, 2006
Description
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- RHSA-2006:0493vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9927vdb-entrysignature
- [linux-security-module] 20050928 readv/writev syscalls are not checked by lsmmailing-list
- 20716third-party-advisory
- 21745third-party-advisory
- USN-302-1vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:123vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20060426 [PATCH] LSM: add missing hook to do_compat_readv_writev()mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191524
- 25747vdb-entry
- 21045third-party-advisory
- 20237third-party-advisory
- 22093third-party-advisory
- DSA-1184vendor-advisory
- 18105vdb-entry
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