CVE-2006-1856
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.039 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
lists.jammed.com/linux-security-module/2005/09/0019.html
secunia.com/advisories/20237
secunia.com/advisories/20716
secunia.com/advisories/21045
secunia.com/advisories/21745
secunia.com/advisories/22093
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
www.osvdb.org/25747
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/18105
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0604.3/0777.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191524
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9927
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.039 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.1%