CVE-2006-5174
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 5, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 5, 2006
Description
The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not properly clear a kernel buffer, which allows local user space programs to read portions of kernel memory by "appending to a file from a bad address," which triggers a fault that prevents the unused memory from being cleared in the kernel buffer.
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
- [linux-kernel] 20061105 Linux 2.6.16.31-rc1mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9885vdb-entrysignature
- SUSE-SA:2006:079vendor-advisory
- kernel-copyfromuser-information-disclosure(29378)vdb-entry
- 20379vdb-entry
- RHSA-2007:0014vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-3938vdb-entry
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- DSA-1237vendor-advisory
- 24206third-party-advisory
- 1017090vdb-entry
- 23474third-party-advisory
- 23064third-party-advisory
- DSA-1233vendor-advisory
- 23370third-party-advisory
- 23997third-party-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52149ba6b0ddf3e9d965257cc0513193650b3ea8
- 22497third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0710vendor-advisory
- 23395third-party-advisory
- 22289third-party-advisory
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